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Hace 3 días · By Elizabeth A. Harris. May 9, 2024. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead said Thursday that he would not give the commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on ...
Hace 2 días · Pulitzer-prize winning author Colson Whitehead announced he'll withdraw as this year’s commencement speaker, citing the arrests of more than 130 people on campus earlier this week. Posting on ...
Hace 2 días · Yesterday afternoon, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead (The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys) announced that he would no longer be giving the commencement address at University of Massachusetts Amherst on May 18, citing the administration’s decision to call the police on campus protesters.“I was looking forward to speaking next week at UMass Amherst ...
Hace 3 días · Author Colson Whitehead has informed the University of Massachusetts Amherst that he is withdrawing as speaker for Undergraduate Commencement 2024 following the events of May 7 on campus.In an online statement, Whitehead said his withdrawing from commencement is due to what he calls a “shameful act” of calling police on peaceful protesters.
Hace 3 días · Colson Whitehead, pictured at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021, announced his withdrawal from speaking at UMass Amherst's 2024 commencement ceremony after the arrests of campus protesters.
Hace 3 días · In a press release, the University of Massachusetts News team announced that the 2024 Commencement speaker Colson Whitehead has dropped out of the ceremony.The novelist cited the 130+ arrests made at an encampment for Gaza on May 7 as the reason. “We respect Mr. Whitehead’s position and regret that he will not be addressing the Class of 2024,” campus spokesperson Ed Blaguszewski said in ...
Hace 3 días · AMHERST — Disturbed by the arrests of 132 protesters on the University of Massachusetts campus this week during a pro-Palestinian encampment, Colson Whitehead, the two-time Pulitzer Prize ...
