Four students who are slated to graduate from the University of Chicago on Saturday will have their diplomas withheld pending disciplinary proceedings stemming…
The four students on Friday were supported by two professors who believe the decision is inconsistent with free speech values.Four students who are slated to graduate from the University of Chicago on Saturday will have their diplomas withheld pending disciplinary proceedings stemming from their involvement in a pro-Palestine protest on campus.
"They can walk the stage, but it will be a charade," said Genevieve Lakier, a University of Chicago law professor who specializes in freedom of speech and American constitutional law."In fact, they will not be receiving their degree the four years of hard work. And they will not be doing so because they participating in a non-violent student protest, demanding peace."
Among this weekend’s graduates on campus was Max Parness, who was heading to the campus Jewish center with his family on Friday night.
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