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Posted on April 30, 2014September 30, 2014 by: Philip McCormick

Board unanimously votes to re-invite Black

Share: The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to apologize and re-invite Oscar winner and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black as the 2014 commencement speaker Wednesday night, after receiving a recommendation from the administration earlier Wednesday. Follow:

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Posted on April 29, 2014September 30, 2014 by: Philip McCormick

Walsh cancels his plans to speak at commencement

Supposed commencement speaker Eric Walsh, Pasadena’s Director of Public Health, has cancelled his plans to speak at the Spring 2014 graduation, according to a statement released by the District this afternoon after questions were raised about whether or not he was ever publicly board-approved to be the speaker in the first place.

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Posted on April 23, 2014April 30, 2014 by: Alumni Staff

EDITORIAL: Apologize about the real problem

It seems that every time the District tries to cover up the commencement debacle, it digs itself a deeper pit to fall into.

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Posted on April 21, 2014April 30, 2014 by: Alumni Staff

STATEMENT: District apologizes to Oscar winning alum

Share: The Board of Trustees apologized to Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black in a prepared statement released Monday and said that an email received by Black inviting him to be the school’s commencement speaker resulted from “an honest error.” Follow:

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Posted on April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 by: Christine Michaels

UPDATE: Board to hold special meeting after commencement debacle

The Board of Trustees will have a special meeting on Saturday morning regarding anticipated litigation after Oscar winner and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black mentioned he may take legal action against the college for disinviting him to be this year’s commencement speaker.

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Posted on April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 by: Christine Michaels

District needs more time to respond to Black

The Pasadena Area City College District released a statement today stating that it needed more time before giving a full response about Oscar winner and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black’s allegation that he was “disinvited” to be the Spring Commencement speaker because of sexually explicit photos of him that surfaced years ago on the Internet.

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Posted on April 17, 2014March 23, 2017 by: Raymond Bernal

EXCLUSIVE: Spurned Oscar winner strikes back at alma mater

Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black responds to having his invitation rescinded as PCC’s 2014 commencement speaker due to a 2009 sex “scandal.”

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Posted on April 16, 2014April 17, 2014 by: Philip McCormick

Board addresses problematic commencement policy

Share: After miscommunication issues arose about who has the final decision regarding who the commencement speaker will be, the Board of Trustees decided to take a closer look at its policy Wednesday night. Follow:

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Posted on April 16, 2014April 23, 2014 by: Christine Michaels

Oscar winner and PCC alumnus disinvited to Spring Commencement ceremony

Share: After being placed atop a Board approved short list of potential commencement speakers earlier this semester, the college decided against selecting Oscar winning screenwriter and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black Follow:

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