As the University of Southern California’s Class of 2024 prepares to graduate next month, when some 65,000 people are expected to gather at the Los Angeles campus for its May 10 commencement ceremony, ...

Asna Tabassum is the first valedictorian the University has denied the opportunity to deliver a graduation speech at commencement. (Asna Tabassum) The Class of 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, will ...

USC announced on April 15 that this year’s valedictorian will not be giving a commencement address after allegations of antisemitism percolated on social media against her. We Are Tov, which describes ...

When Asna Tabassum learned that USC had disinvited her from speaking at next month’s graduation, she hadn’t yet planned what she would say in her remarks, beyond that she would convey a message of ...

The University of Southern California’s decision to cancel its valedictorian’s commencement speech has set off a campaign of external and internal pressure on the university to let Asna Tabassum speak ...

The University of Southern California will not have its pro-Palestinian valedictorian deliver the 2024 commencement speech during graduation, citing security concerns and leading to condemnation from ...

The university cited security concerns at the graduation. But the student, who is Muslim, said the school was “succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice.” By Stephanie Saul The ...

USC administrators have banned the university’s class of 2024 valedictorian, who is Muslim and South Asian, from speaking at its May 10 commencement, citing safety concerns over her pro-Palestinian ...

President Biden on Tuesday announced new aid to try to stem the mpox epidemic in a valedictory address to the United Nations where he expressed optimism in the face of wars and other global challenges ...