PEN America: USC Decision to Cancel Valedictorian's Graduation Speech Amounts to 'Heckler's Veto'
April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024
LOS ANGELES, California, April 16 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
PEN America today criticized the decision by the University of Southern California to cancel the valedictorian's speech at this year's commencement.
The university cited security concerns over the valedictorian's speech, telling the campus newspaper they have received threats against the student. The threats came after the student's social media profiles were featured on websites like Is . . .
PEN America today criticized the decision by the University of Southern California to cancel the valedictorian's speech at this year's commencement.
The university cited security concerns over the valedictorian's speech, telling the campus newspaper they have received threats against the student. The threats came after the student's social media profiles were featured on websites like Is . . .