The University of Southern California (USC) canceled its commencement ceremony. It blames security concerns because of pro-Hamas protests on campus.
It’s cowardice. It’s incompetency. It’s unacceptable.
University officials said there is not enough time to put new security measures in place for the ceremony that is expected to draw an audience of 65,000 people. The ceremony is on May 10.
Other traditional graduation ceremonies will still take place because they are smaller events, including individual school ceremonies.
Protests have escalated on the Los Angeles campus, resulting in dozens of arrests on Wednesday. Protesters were charged with suspicion of trespassing.
Last week university officials canceled the speech of valedictorian Asna Tabassum. She is a Muslim student who published antisemitic and anti-Israel posts on her social media accounts. USC officials expressed…
