{"id":349118,"date":"2026-06-03T21:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-at-risk-when-universities-cancel-graduation-speakers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:00:48","slug":"whats-at-risk-when-universities-cancel-graduation-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-at-risk-when-universities-cancel-graduation-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s at risk when universities cancel graduation speakers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qvvtu62STrg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's at risk when universities cancel graduation speakers?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qvvtu62STrg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As graduation season takes place in the US, some speakers are being told they can no longer give their address at commencement ceremonies because of opinions they have voiced. The Guardian spoke to PEN America\u2019s director of campus free speech, Kristen Shahverdian, who said the cancellations were sending a very troubling message <\/p>\n<p> Rutgers graduation speaker canceled for pro-Palestinian posts says decision sends \u2018dangerous\u2019 message<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As graduation season takes place in the US, some speakers are being told they can no longer give their address at commencement ceremonies because of opinions they have voiced. 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