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ExxonMobil CEO's speech draws criticism, 'counter-speaker' at Worcester Tech
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has invited a “counter-speaker” to Graduation Day after some students vowed to walk out on a commencement speech by the chief executive of ExxonMobil Corp., a college spokeswoman said.
Richard Heinberg, a senior fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, will speak after the May 14 graduation ceremony, during which seniors will hear a speech from Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson and then receive their diplomas, WPI spokeswoman Eileen Mell said.
Students who leave during Tillerson’s speech will be allowed to return to get their diplomas after previously being told in an e-mail that they would not be allowed to reenter the ceremony because of logistical problems, Mell said.
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