Georgetown Law Graduation Speaker Backs Out After Students Protest His 'Controversial, Zionist and Harmful Opinions'

Georgetown Law students succeed in getting pro-Israel commencement speaker to drop out

Dr. Morton Schapiro pulled out of the Georgetown Law commencement speech after students petitioned against him over his pro-Israel views and criticism of universities.

Georgetown law speaker withdraws after backlash over ‘Zionist’ views

A pro-Israel Jewish economist and former university president withdrew from Georgetown Law’s commencement after students criticized his views on Israel and campus protests.

Georgetown Law replaces Jewish commencement speaker following student protest

Georgetown Law school has replaced its Jewish commencement speaker with a free speech proponent and critic of Republican-led congressional hearings on the rise of campus antisemitism. Georgetown Law professor David Cole will now speak in place of former president of Northwestern University Morton Schapiro, Jewish Insider reported. “Cole, the former national legal director of the American… Source

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

A pro-Israel Jewish economist and former university president will no longer speak at Georgetown University Law School’s graduation next week, after stepping down from the speaking engagement following student criticism.

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

A pro-Israel Jewish economist and former university president will no longer speak at Georgetown University Law School’s graduation next week, after stepping down from the speaking engagement following student criticism. Instead, graduating students and their families will hear from a Georgetown professor who has disparaged legal efforts to curb pro-Palestinian student protests and compared congressional hearings on college campus antisemitism t…

Georgetown Commencement Speaker Mort Schapiro Withdraws After Firestorm Caused by his Jewish Journal Columns

In his column, Schapiro has written about a range of subjects, including the need for hope and optimism and improving the public discourse. But he has also expressed supportive views of Israel, and that was a bridge too far for a group of law students.