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Demonstrators march at USC over decision to cancel speech by valedictorian Asna Tabassum
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the USC campus on Thursday amid a controversy over the cancellation of a speech by valedictorian Asna...
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USC canceled Asna Tabassum’s valedictorian commencement speech. Here’s why:
Campus tensions over Israel’s war on Gaza have flared up again, this time at the University of Southern California, which this week barred its valedictorian from speaking at next month’s commencement ceremony. The school cited potential campus safety risks if Asna Tabassum delivered a speech. Provost Andrew T. Guzman said in an email to students and staff on Monday that public discussion had “taken on an alarming tenor” after the school announced its choice for valedictorian. “The intensity of...
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USC’s decision to bar Asna Tabassum from her valedictorian speech has a dangerous ripple effect
On Monday afternoon, University of Southern California Provost Andrew T. Guzman made an announcement: “After careful consideration, we have decided that our student valedictorian will not deliver a speech at commencement. While this is disappointing, tradition must give way to safety.” While the student valedictorian wasn’t named, Guzman was referring to Asna Tabassum, a first-generation South Asian American Muslim, who was scheduled to address some 65,000 people at USC's commencement next...