The University of Southern California announced on Friday all commencement speakers are being eliminated from the commencement ceremony next week.
University of Southern California valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, was barred from speaking at this year's commencement ceremony after pro-Israel groups raised concerns over her social media posts in support of Palestinians. MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin speaks to Tabassum about USC’s decision and what she plans to do next.
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The University of Southern California announced it’s calling off appearances by prominent speakers and honorees at its graduation ceremony next month, days after the institution canceled the commencement speech of its Muslim valedictorian Asna Tabassum due to what it called security concerns. USC said its decision
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The University of Southern California announced it’s calling off appearances by prominent speakers and honorees at its graduation ceremony next month, days after the institution canceled the commencement speech of its Muslim valedictorian Asna Tabassum due to what it called security concerns. USC said its decision
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The University of Southern California announced it’s calling off appearances by prominent speakers and honorees at its graduation ceremony next month, days after the institution canceled the commencement speech of its Muslim valedictorian Asna Tabassum due to what it called security concerns. USC said its decision
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.
USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking.
Scrapping graduation traditions, officials call off appearances by Billie Jean King, director Jon M. Chu and more, after canceling Valedictorian Asna Tabassum's speech amid controversy.
LOS ANGELES — Following the publicized decision to cancel a commencement speech by a Muslim valedictorian, the University of Southern California said Friday it will have no outside speakers or honorees at the main stage commencement event. “Given the highly publicized circumstances surrounding our main-stage commencement program, university leadership has decided it is best to release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this year’s ceremony,” USC said in a statement. University...
University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 MayThe University of Southern California is “redesigning” its entire commencement plans – just days after making the controversial decision to cancel the valedictorian speech of a Muslim student – and will also cancel the keynote speech by film-maker Jon M Chu.The Los Angeles university’s provost, Andrew Guzman, said on Monday that it took the unprecedented step of canceling...
USC called off an appearance from director Jon M. Chu and other commencement honorees in the wake of growing controversy over its decision to cancel valedictorian Asna Tabassum's graduation speech amid security concerns, the university announced Friday. In a letter posted on its website, the university wrote that "given the highly publicized circumstances surrounding our main-stage commencement program," it made the decision to "release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this...
USC canceled its main stage commencement exercise for the class of 2024, four years after their high school graduations were stifled by COVID. The school's decision arrives in the wake of the cancelation of its valedictory address, which was slated to be delivered by a