Morton Schapiro withdraws from Georgetown Law commencement speech
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Updated · Fox News · May 7
Morton Schapiro withdraws from Georgetown Law commencement speech
11 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 7
The former Northwestern president pulled out before Georgetown Law's May 17 ceremony after student criticism and a petition, and interim dean Joshua Teitelbaum's invite was rescinded in practice.
Schapiro said he did not want to distract from graduates' celebrations, while the law school replaced him with professor and former ACLU legal director David Cole.
The dispute reflects wider tensions over Israel-Gaza and antisemitism on US campuses, after Schapiro had criticised universities for failing to curb antisemitic protests.
Will an incoming dean who resigned over a free speech firestorm be able to heal the campus divide at Georgetown Law?
Did Georgetown Law's speaker swap, intended to depoliticize graduation, simply exchange one campus controversy for another?
How does a speaker's intended message of 'humility' become so divisive it threatens a graduation ceremony?