A few days ago President Fitts invited Hoda Kotb to give the commencement speech at Tulane for the class of 2016. Shortly after, a petition was made claiming that students “deserved better.” These students do not represent the majority, and should not represent Tulane. Support for Hoda from the rest of the student body has gone unnoticed in the shadow cast by negativity; let’s show them and Hoda how happy and lucky we are to welcome her to Tulane! Please sign to support the selection of Hoda Kotb as our commencement speaker!

If you don’t know who Hoda Kotb is, we encourage you to look her up, and in the comments write one reason why you’re excited to see her! Hoda is a first generation Egyptian American, Daytime Emmy award winning broadcast journalist, and a best-selling author. She was a beloved news anchor on WWL in New Orleans from 1992-1998. And we would love to see her up on that podium, glass of wine in hand, sending us off on our journeys in life. Let’s show Hoda some love!