The Board of Trustees of the City University of New York is drawing controversy for blocking an honorary degree to the playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner over Kushner’s support for Palestinian human rights. Kushner was due to receive the degree from CUNY’s John Jay College next month. But at a meeting this week, CUNY trustees voted to shelve the honor after one board member cited Kushner’s critical views of Israeli government policies. Kushner has called on the trustees to apologize. At least one past recipient of an honorary degree from the college has announced plans to return it in solidarity with Kushner.