NYU Withholds Diploma of Student Who Used Commencement Speech to address Israel-Hamas war
Minyvonne Burke | 16 May 2025 | NBC News
New York University said it is withholding the diploma of a student who delivered an unapproved commencement speech to address what he called the "atrocities currently happening in Palestine" during the Israel-Hamas war. The prestigious private university quickly condemned the speech delivered by student Logan Rozos on Wednesday.
"NYU strongly denounces the choice by a student at the Gallatin School’s graduation today—one of over 20 school graduation ceremonies across our campus—to misuse his role as student speaker to express his personal and one-sided political views," the school said in a statement Wednesday…