By DANIEL PATRICK SHEEHAN, THE MORNING CALL 

In the wake of Wednesday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Lehigh University Board of Trustees has rescinded the honorary degree granted to President Donald Trump three decades ago, a move sought by many members of the school community since Trump won the White House.

The school awarded Trump an honorary degree in 1988.

In 2018, faculty voted by a wide margin to urge the Bethlehem school’s trustees to rescind the degree, calling some of Trump’s statements racist, sexist and Islamophobic, and not representative of the school’s values. More than 80 percent of participating faculty voted “yes” on the motion, with a 296-50 vote. More than 75 percent of eligible faculty participated. That request was denied.

A statement from the board said the decision to rescind was made by the executive committee Thursday night and affirmed by the full board today but offered no other details.

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