http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/03/rice-declines-rutgers-commencement-invite-says-it-has-become-distraction/Condoleezza Rice announced Saturday that she will not be delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University?s graduation ceremony this month, saying the invitation has become a "distraction."
Commencement should be a time of joyous celebration for the graduates and their families. Rutgers' invitation to me to speak has become a distraction for the university community at this very special time,? the former secretary of state under President George W. Bush said in the statement.