Clemson Admissions Counselor draws criticism after comments

The daughter of a Seneca City Council member has drawn some criticism and stirred up controversy with remarks she posted to a social media account as it related to Republican students applying to Clemson University.

Monica Rozman, who is a Clemson University undergraduate admissions counselor and the daughter of Seneca’s Denise Rozman, posted to her Snapchat account on Thursday:

“Reviewing college apps and, just wanna say: no one cares if you’re Republican. Like, small government, low taxes, etc., republican.” She continued: “BUT BUT BUT, if you’re gonna talk about being Republican (1) don’t act like it’s an oppressed group bc it’s not and (2) unless you ACTIVELY DENOUNCE the white supremacy and misogyny, etc., within your party, you are going out of your way to identify with an oppressive group. Like? Don’t,” Rozman wrote.

Clemson University’s  Joe Galbraith said that Rozman’s statements “are not consistent with the admissions policies or practices” of the university. “Admissions decisions are made by the leadership of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and the views expressed on the personal social media channel of this individual – who does not make admissions decisions – are not consistent with the admissions policies or practices of Clemson University,” he explained.

Monica Rozman could not be reached for comment.