University of Maryland's Student Senate voted 32-14 to remove prayer from the University commencement ceremony. WJLA News reported yesterday that the vote on Monday culminated three years of debate on the issue. The invocation was presented each year by one of the University's 14 chaplains, and was designed to be inclusive. [Thanks to Joel Katz of Relig. & State In Israel for the lead.]
UPDATE: The April 13 GW Hatchet reports that University of Maryland President Dan Mote overruled the Student Senate's decision three days later. [Thanks to Scott Mange for the lead.]
