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College campuses have always been places where students have been unafraid to express themselves and with the recent Gaza conflict after the 10/7 attacks, it’s been very heated on both sides of this issue,
said Zach Greenberg, the senior program officer of FIRE The campus climate at Cornell has been tense surrounding free speech in recent times,
I think no one would dispute Harvard has work to do and progress to make,
Indoor protesting was never a problem, it was never an issue before October 7th,
Students report facing arbitrary, escalating punishment for violating the policy, with the policy itself lacking clear outlines for the consequences of civil disobedience,
I don’t think you’d find many students on campus right now that would say we are the model for flourishing free speech and ideas exchange in the country,
said J. Sellers Hill, president of Harvard’s school newspaper The Harvard Crimson I stand by exactly what I stand by
After she was banned from the talk, Tabassum told ABC7 she 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,
the university said in a statement on Friday The intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has grown to include many voices outside of USC and has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement
[It ... It was] almost a one-way conversation - and then the next day they came to me
When she pressed officials at the school further, she said Anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian voices have subjected me to a campaign of racist hatred because of my uncompromising belief in human rights for all.
It's discussing the one state and two state solutions and the history of the region
When it comes to abolishing the state of Israel I do want to point out the very next sentence that talks about the peaceful coexistence of Arabs and Jews
Nothing specific was offered to me, no specific details regarding security threats or safety concerns were offered to me
When asked about the response of the university, she added I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice,
If the university can accommodate speeches by Ben Shapiro and Milo Yiannopoulos and host President Obama and the King of Jordan at its graduations, surely it can bear whatever burden comes with celebrating Asna Tabassum as its valedictorian,
There remain serious doubts about whether U.S.C.’s decision to revoke my invitation to speak is made solely on the basis of safety,
She is genuinely such a sweet person. I just know from the bottom of my heart she wouldn’t wish violence on anyone,
She wears a hijab, and I wear a hijab and am also Muslim,
The university has to make the decision about whether this valedictorian and her propagation of antisemitic vitriol online is worthy of being the representative of the class of 2024,