GWU student calls out university’s silence on Israel ties

“I cannot celebrate my own graduation knowing how many students in Palestine have been forced to stop their studies, expelled from their homes, and kiIIed for simply remaining in the country of their ancestors.”

George Washington University student Cecilia Culver received a standing ovation after her commencement speech condemning the administration’s failure to respond to demands from students and faculty to disclose the university’s endowments and investments and to divest from companies linked to Israel.

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