A Holocaust research center founded by Steven Spielberg finds itself mixed up in a controversy on the University of Southern California campus. The USC Shoah Foundation is downplaying it educational offerings.
The problem with the foundation’s role at the university surfaced because USC made an unprecedented move for this year’s commencement ceremony. A Muslim American, Asna Tabassum, was selected as this year’s valedictorian. She was selected out of a field of 100 applicants. The university decided to disinvite her to speak when social media posts that allegedly promoted antisemitism surfaced. School officals said the decision was made due to safety concerns.
Tabassum is a biomedical engineering major and has a minor in resistance to genocide. It’s the genocide resistance course of study that brings in the USC Shoah Foundation. The foundation is separating itself from…
