The Latest: Northam won't participate in university ceremony
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and racist photo in medical school yearbook (all times local):
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The president of a Virginia university says Gov. Ralph Northam won't be a part of her official inauguration this week after the revelation of a racist photo in his medical school yearbook.
William & Mary President Katherine Rowe said in a statement Monday that Northam was scheduled to participate in Friday's celebration that will also mark the school's 326th anniversary. But after conferring with Northam's office, Rowe says he won't be part of the program.
Under the circumstances Rowe says Northam's "presence would fundamentally disrupt the sense of campus unity we aspire to and hope for with this event.