“I agree with the part where he went into the media promoting violence in society, and people who value greed putting themselves first,” Parekin said.
Some students said Romney had entered hostile political territory by coming to the liberal school.
Graduating student Darnell C. Grisby said he thought Romney’s speech was articulate but “a little hypocritical,” citing policies—such as Romney’s opposition to same-sex marriages—that Grisby said violate civil liberties.
Romney will return to campus tomorrow to attend his son’s graduation from Harvard Business School, from which Romney himself graduated in 1975 with a joint degree from the Business School and Harvard Law School.
—Staff writer Elizabeth S. Widdicombe can be reached at widdicom@fas.harvard.edu.