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Georgetown Law graduation speaker backs out after students protest his ‘controversial, Zionist and harmful opinions’

JL;DR SUMMARY Morton Schapiro, a Jewish economist and former Northwestern University president, withdrew as Georgetown University Law School's commencement speaker following protests by students criticizing his pro-Israel views. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismPalestineAcademic FreedomProtestsGeorgetown UniversityMorton SchapiroDavid ColeCommencement Speaker

Places mentioned

Georgetown, Washington DC, United States
"Georgetown University Law Schools graduation next week, after stepping down from the speaking engagement following student criticism."
Evanston, Illinois, United States
"Schapiro, who led Northwestern University for a decade until 2022, would be the commencement speaker on May 17."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"a column that Schapiro published last year in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, where he now lives."
Gaza, Northern District, Israel
"Israel during the war in Gaza."
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
"Also on Wednesday, Rutgers University rescinded its commencement speaker invitation to alumnus Rami Elghandour."
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"The president of the University of Michigan, meanwhile, also apologized after faculty senate chair Derek Peterson praised pro-Palestinian student protesters in his address Saturday."

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