Hundreds of protesters gathered at the University of Southern California on Sunday in support of Class of 2024 valedictorian Asna Tabassum after her commencement speech was canceled, along with other outside commencement speakers. The post USC protests break out after anti-Israel valedictorian’s commencement speech cancelled over safety concerns first appeared on WFIN Local News.
UCLA students are urging administrators to take action.
The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim student who said she was silenced by anti-Palestinian hatred. New safety measures in place this year, such as additional screening procedures,
TORONTO - Protesters donned rain ponchos and huddled in tents at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto on Friday as they faced wet and windy conditions during the second day of a demonstration calling on the school to distance itself from Israel. The encampment - one of several established at Canadian university campuses in recent days - went up early Thursday morning after students said they breached the fence around an area on the downtown campus known as King's College...
The deregistration marks a new step in the University’s response to heightened tensions pertaining to the Israel-Hamas war, as it has not previously publicly disciplined any individuals or student organizations.
The California university cancelled Asna Tabassum’s speech because of ‘security concerns’. The real reason is cowardiceWhen Asna Tabassum, a hijab-wearing Muslim, was announced as the valedictorian for the University of Southern California class of 2024, my initial reaction was the thought of my south Asian mother saying, “What are you doing? Why aren’t you valedictorian?” But what followed was pride.Then the university announced last week that it would no longer allow Tabassum to speak at...
A pro-Palestinian protest heated up Saturday evening at USC as Los Angeles Police Department officers from around the city were placed on alert and the public was urged to avoid the area. At 6:35 p.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles Police Department broadcast that a Citywide Tactical Alert was issued due to a situation in the […]
LAPD was on a Citywide Tactical Alert on Saturday evening.
It appeared a pro-Palestinian protest heated up Saturday evening on the University Park Campus at the University of South California as Los Angeles Police Department officers from around the city were placed on alert and the public was urged to avoid the area. At 6:35 p.m. Saturday, the LAPD broadcast that a Citywide Tactical Alert […]
The Palestine Solidarity Committee set off a series of cascading crises for the university when it posted a controversial statement on Oct. 7 that many around the world read as justifying the Hamas-led attack on Israel.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The latest on the protests across many university campuses in North America. In the U.S., the head count on arrests has climbed, where a reported 2,100 people have been detained since April 18th. The widespread clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and law enforcement has drawn criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
As the University of Southern California in Los Angeles canceled its main commencement ceremony because of safety concerns over student protests, students at Columbia University in New York, where anti-war demonstrations led to dozens of arrests, said they feared theirs could be disrupted. Schools across the country where protests have flared up are keeping mum about whether they will adjust or outright cancel their ceremonies, but some students said they feared a domino effect — much like what...