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USC cancels outside speakers at graduation and Muslim valedictorian's speech, citing security concerns and focusing on graduates.

USC cancels Muslim student's speech and outside speakers at commencement to maintain unity and avoid controversy.

University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 May

A dog-like, bio-inspired robot called Spirit is still learning to walk, but could one day be deployed on the moon to explore steep, potentially hazardous areas with a team of robot companions.

Labor complaints against Notre Dame and USC for athlete classification; debate on college athlete rights.

New York-based university moves to suspend students involved as police arrest them for trespassing.

The university has a history of suppressing speech from both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Alex Morey) discusses the incident; I also commented on it yesterday morning on AirTalk (with Larry Mantle) on an L.A. radio station yesterday; for more about the material that the valedictorian had apparently posted online, see this Daily Mail (James Gordon) story. An…

The University of Southern California canceled its valedictorian’s planned speech after pro-Palestinian posts. It’s no surprise

Citing safety concerns, USC cancelled Asna Tabassum's valedictorian speech amid opposition from pro-Israel groups

The franchise has long been dismissed as backwards looking. But it is set to draft a star who happily pushes back on athlete stereotypes