NYU withholds diploma after student delivers unapproved commencement speech on Gaza

NYU condemned for withholding graduation speaker’s diploma

When Logan Rozos took the stage as student speaker at the New York University Gallatin School commencement on May 14, he said he was nervous.  “I’ve been freaking out a lot about this speech,” he told the crowd. Soon, so too would the rest of the university—and much of the country. “The only thing that is appropriate to say” to a group as large as this audience, Rozos said, was “a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine.” …

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Protesting NYU's Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association Letter to New York University concerning its decision to withhold the degree of graduating senior Logan Rozos and initiate disciplinary proceedings against him Linda G. Mills President, New York University office.president@nyu.edu Dear President Mills, Provost Dopico and Dean Rosner:   We write on behalf of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and its Committe…

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Graduation Speaker Spreads Antisemitism At Ceremony, NYU Withholds Her Diploma

It feels like for the longest time, we’ve all been watching the world, especially those hallowed halls of higher learning, and wondering if anyone still... The post Graduation Speaker Spreads Antisemitism At Ceremony, NYU Withholds Her Diploma appeared first on Patriot Journal.

NYU Withholds Diploma From Student Who Denounced Gaza War

Source: Erik McGregor / Getty Let me start things off by saying this plainly: Shame on you, NYU. In an era where students are expected to be the moral compass of society, where they are told to be fearless, to challenge authority, to speak up for the voiceless, New York University just made it crystal clear that it prefers compliance over conscience.  According to reports, the higher education institution has decided to withhold the diploma of 2…