UNM has found a commencement speaker. Antonio Flores, president of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, has been selected to replace former Mexican President Vicente Fox, whose commencement speech was canceled. Some on campus had expressed outrage at the selection of Vicente Fox as speaker.
Local advocacy group Food Not Bombs could face thousands of dollars in fines and removal by police if members don't get a food-service permit, health officials said. The group, which hands out free food near the Bookstore, was cited Friday after ignoring a warning issued in February to cease operations or apply for a permit.
Vicente Fox will not deliver this year's commencement address at UNM. In a statement issued over the weekend, President David Schmidly said logistics problems and concerns about providing security for the former Mexican president led to the University canceling the event.
UNM has invited former Mexican President Vicente Fox to deliver the 2009 commencement address. Some campus groups are taking issue with the choice, citing allegations of human-rights abuses during Fox's tenure as president. The selection of Fox as commencement speaker coincides with an agreement signed between UNM and Centro Fox, the former president's public policy and educational institute.
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