“This is the graduation gown that I may or may not be wearing — if they let me walk. I’m leaving UChicago with a criminal record and maybe not with a degree. I’m half Palestinian, half Moroccan, and UChicago was definitely my dream school.” “Oh my God. And that’s weird, like, coming from me, who spent so many years, not just, like, loving this university, but helping others love it. I feel like I have nothing left at the university here, but people in Palestine truly have nothing.”

Source: International New York Times May 19, 2024 18:26 UTC