USC removes outside commencement speakers after cancelling valedictorian’s speech [Video]

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The University of Southern California (USC) announced Friday it would be scrapping all outside speakers during this year’s commencement ceremony, just days after the university canceled its Muslim student’s valedictorian speech following a series of social media posts she made about Israel.

“Given the highly publicized circumstances surrounding our main-stage commencement program, university leadership has decided it is best to release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this year’s ceremony,” a statement posted on the university’s commencement website read.

“We’ve been talking to this exceptional group and hope to confer these honorary degrees at a future commencement or other academic ceremonies,” the unsigned statement continued.

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The statement went on to read that “38 satellite ceremonies, five celebrations, and 65 receptions” …