Betsy DeVos gave a commencement speech at a historically black university and it went exactly how you'd expect

It's unclear what administrators at Bethune-Cookman University were imagining when they invited Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to speak at their student's commencement ceremony, but it's far easier to guess what their students thought of the choice:

No. 

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was greeted with a deafening chorus of boos from students when she delivered her commencement speech at the historically black university on Wednesday. Some students turned their backs on the secretary and did everything they could to communicate their dissent.

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At some points during the speech, the boos became so loud that the secretary had to pause. In normal circumstances, we'd suggest you listen to the full speech but, honestly, who ever listens to a full commencement speech. 

So just soak in these beautifully awkward moments of the students making their voices heard instead.

Twitter, too, had its own congratulations to send to the Bethune-Cookman students.

After the university announced in early May that DeVos would speak, over 50,000 people signed a petition to have her removed. Alumni of the school have even offered to mail back their degrees.

The education secretary hasn't exactly demonstrated a depth of knowledge about the history of race and education in America. In February, Betsy DeVos came under fire for misspelling the revered black historian W.E.B. Dubois' name in a tweet. Later that month, DeVos appeared to confuse school choice with school segregation.

"HBCUs are real pioneers when it comes to school choice," DeVos said in a statement.

Historically black colleges, it shouldn't have to be said, were built because students of color were denied entrance to all-white universities — not because of vouchers, which didn't exist yet.

In April, DeVos rolled back Obama-era protections for student loan borrowers, which didn't exactly make her popular among  ... students.  

None of that stopped the university from inviting DeVos to speak and awarding her an honorary doctorate. Which made everyone long for the days when commencement speeches were delivered by random teachers reading from Oh, The Places You'll Go. Oh, and a new education secretary.

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