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2024-04-17 06:23:36 UTC
The University of Southern California said its valedictorian will no
longer deliver a graduation speech this year, citing "substantial risks
relating to security" over social media chatter surrounding the Israel-
Hamas conflict.
The Los Angeles school revealed that Asna Tabassum, a fourth-year student
from Chino Hills, California, was selected as the valedictorian and would
give a speech alongside two salutatorians. In a news release Monday, the
university said she would no longer speak at the ceremony after the
discussion about her selection took on "an alarming tenor."
The move comes after some students, alumni and others complained to the
university about Tabassum's social media, which includes an Instagram bio
that links to a pro-Palestine website.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/15/usc-cancels-
valedictorian-graduation-speech-israel-hamas/73336731007/
longer deliver a graduation speech this year, citing "substantial risks
relating to security" over social media chatter surrounding the Israel-
Hamas conflict.
The Los Angeles school revealed that Asna Tabassum, a fourth-year student
from Chino Hills, California, was selected as the valedictorian and would
give a speech alongside two salutatorians. In a news release Monday, the
university said she would no longer speak at the ceremony after the
discussion about her selection took on "an alarming tenor."
The move comes after some students, alumni and others complained to the
university about Tabassum's social media, which includes an Instagram bio
that links to a pro-Palestine website.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/15/usc-cancels-
valedictorian-graduation-speech-israel-hamas/73336731007/