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USC Students Rally to Demand Commencement Speech by Valedictorian Asna Tabassum Be Reinstated

HeadlineApr 19, 2024

Massive crowds of students at the University of Southern California protested USC’s cancellation of valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s graduation speech, chanting “Let her speak!” This is student Katya Urban.

Katya Urban: “It feels really important, especially right now, for the Jewish voice at USC, the anti-Zionist Jewish voice at USC, to be very loud and very present. So we’re here just to support Asna and to support free speech and to hold USC accountable.”

Click here to see our interview with the USC valedictorian.

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