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University of Portland President Issues New, Fuller Apology For Failure to Act at Sports Banquet

April 23, 2018 / PSU-AAUP

Willamette Week

By Nigel Jaquiss

April 17, 2018

The University of Portland president, Fr. Mark Poorman, this afternoon issued an apology for his failure to take action Sunday night when a student emcee at the University's sports banquet veered off the rails.

"As president, I was in a unique position to stop the proceedings, and I should have done more," Poorman said in a statement released this afternoon. "I am deeply sorry for what happened and for what should have happened, but did not."

Read the full article at the Willamette Week website here.

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