This weekend, in a hall at Case Western Reserve University, some 2,700 undergraduates and graduates will don their black caps and tasseled gowns and walk across the graduation stage. And 53 might not, according to students.
Task Force member and Case senior Yousef Khalaf spoke out against Case Western's decision to ban certain pro-Palestine protestors, at the MLK branch of the Cleveland Public Library on Friday.
The six present, members of the Palestine Task Force, spoke passionately about what Kaler, unlike more progressive university chiefs around the country, has not seemed to get.
Protesters at colleges around the world have used encampments and graffiti with varying levels of success. At Trinity College in Dublin, university admins agreed not to renew any investments with Israeli ties next March. And on Wednesday, the Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine encampment disbanded after failing to earn a divestment commitment from university admins.
Since February, Case Western officials have long maintained a sense of openness regarding freedom of expression on campus, and has categorized some of the protesters' behavior—some Free Palestine chants, or"YOU CAN'T HIDE" painted on Eldred Hall—as"threatening" or"hateful." ,"among other commencement-related activities. Decisions on the awarding of degrees will be made once the conduct process is complete."
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