Decision by University of Southern California to Bar Professor From Teaching This Semester for Anti-Hamas Remarks is a 'Shocking Overreaction,' Says PEN America
November 18, 2023
November 18, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
The University of Southern California's decision to bar Professor John Strauss from teaching on campus for the remainder of the fall 2023 semester is "a shocking overreaction," says PEN America.
This decision was made in response to a statement Strauss made on November 10 while walking by a vigil held on the USC campus for Palestinians killed in the current Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. In a verba . . .
The University of Southern California's decision to bar Professor John Strauss from teaching on campus for the remainder of the fall 2023 semester is "a shocking overreaction," says PEN America.
This decision was made in response to a statement Strauss made on November 10 while walking by a vigil held on the USC campus for Palestinians killed in the current Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. In a verba . . .