NYU Withholds Diploma of Student Who Launched Into Anti-Israel Rant at Graduation
“NYU is deeply sorry that the audience was subjected to these remarks and that this moment was stolen by someone who abused a privilege that was conferred upon him”
The student lied to the school about what he was going to say in the speech. He chose poorly.
The College Fix reports:
NYU student speaker gives anti-Israel tirade at graduation, school withholds diploma
A student speaker at one of New York University’s graduation ceremonies launched into an anti-Israel tirade on stage Wednesday.
The rant was met with mixed reactions from the audience, and the school issued a statement apologizing for the incident and announcing the student’s diploma is being withheld.
“The only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine,” NYU’s Gallatin School Student Chair Logan Rozos said during his speech, according to a video posted to Instagram.
Following this statement, some audience and faculty members on stage erupted in cheers and applause, while others could be heard booing.
Rozos also said “the genocide currently occurring is supported politically and militarily by the United States, is paid for by our tax dollars, and has been live streamed to our phones for the past 18 months.”
“And that I do not wish to speak only to my own politics today, but to speak for all people of conscience, all people who feel the moral injury of this atrocity. And I want to say that I condemn this genocide and complicity in this genocide,” he said.
On the same day, NYU spokesperson John Beckman issued a news release condemning the student’s speech.
“NYU strongly denounces the choice by a student at the Gallatin School’s graduation today—one of over 20 school graduation ceremonies across our campus—to misuse his role as student speaker to express his personal and one-sided political views,” he stated.
Beckman told the campus community that Rozos “lied about the speech he was going to deliver and violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.”
Therefore, NYU is withholding his diploma while it “pursue[s] disciplinary actions,” Beckman stated.
“NYU is deeply sorry that the audience was subjected to these remarks and that this moment was stolen by someone who abused a privilege that was conferred upon him,” he stated.
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Gaza has been live streamed to phones. How did I miss this?
What does it mean to withhold a diploma? They graduated didn’t they? That’s all that matters.
The NYU students won’t know how to behave now. This stuff used to be promoted there.
But is only his diploma being withheld? He still graduates, they didn’t say he did not. How many people even put their college diploma up on the wall?
Mine eventually ended up in the trash. It really didn’t mean anything in the long run.
As for this speaker… is there a list of such people to which potential employers can refer? Both to ban, or – for some companies – prefer to interview?
Yes. Canary Mission. Every employer should consult it before hiring.
For further information see what Wikipedia has to say about it, and draw the obvious conclusions.
withholding a piece of paper while the computer says it graduated
big fn deal