Kanye West’s Honorary Degree From The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago Has Been Revoked

The school announced the news on Thursday after students launched a petition.

Kanye West’s honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been rescinded, and the school’s president condemned the artist’s recent antisemitic and racist statements.

The petition reached over 4,000 signatures and called out the role the honorary degree played in granting Ye legitimacy at a time when his comments were harming Jews and others. On Thursday, Tenny sent a letter to faculty announcing the news. The organizers of the Change.org petition celebrated the development.

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