After careful consideration, we have decided that our student valedictorian will not deliver a speech at commencement. ... There is no free-speech entitlement to speak at a commencement. The issue here is how best to maintain campus security and safety, period,
USC officials cited unnamed threats that have poured in shortly after the university publicized the valedictorian's name and biography this month. Attacks against the student for her pro-Palestinian views have reached an 'alarming tenor' and 'escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement.'
#university-of-southern-california #valedictorian #security-concerns #pro-palestinian-views #campus-safety
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