Amid the decision to cancel this year's valedictorian speech, the University of Southern California announced it would be eliminating all outside speakers and honorees from its main-stage commencement ...

LOS ANGELES — Citing "new safety measures" in place following escalating protests, USC announced Thursday it has canceled the "main stage" commencement ceremony that had been planned for May 10 and ...

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When USC President Carol Folt called off the 65,000-attendee “main stage” commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests and anger over the cancellation of pro-Palestinian student Asna Tabassum's speaking ...

A senior at the University of Southern California (USC) responded to the cancelation of her school's commencement ceremony in an interview Monday. "It was genuinely devastating," USC senior Melina ...

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USC announced Thursday that it is canceling its main May commencement ceremony, capping a dramatic series of moves that began last week after it informed valedictorian Asna Tabassum, who had been ...