Mumia Abu-Jamal 2014 commencement speaker at Goddard College

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John Flynn

Mumia Abu-Jamal 2014 commencement speaker at Goddard College

Post by John Flynn » Fri Oct 03, 2014 2:33 am


Cop killer chosen as commencement speaker by students of Goddard College in Vermont
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Mumia Abu-Jamal


A man convicted of murdering a Philadelphia police officer more than 30 years ago has been chosen by students to be the commencement speaker at Goddard College in Vermont, the school announced on Monday.

Mumia Abu-Jamal's remarks for the fall commencement ceremony on Sunday will be recorded at the Mahanoy State Correctional Institution in Frackville, Pa, where he has been serving a life sentence since being moved from death row in 2011. Abu-Jamal has long maintained his innocence.

Abu-Jamal, 60, was convicted in 1982 of killing officer Daniel Faulkner the previous year. Abu Jamal, who was chosen by students as a commencement speaker, received a bachelor's degree from the Plainfield, Vt. liberal arts school in 1996.

He has written several books, including the newly released "Jailhouse Lawyers" and hosts a nationally syndicated radio show.

"As a reflection of Goddard's individualized and transformational educational model, our commencements are intimate affairs where each student serves as her or his own valedictorian, and each class chooses its own speaker," Goddard College Interim President Bob Kenny said in a statement.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/0 ... llege.html

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