After studying engineering at Rutgers, Rami Elghandour began chasing a problem that has haunted medicine for decades — how to teach the body to kill cancer cells without destroying itself in the process.
While I generally disagree with rescinding an invitation after it has been made, I have no issue with schools looking for ways to keep their speakers on topic. For example, it would be perfectly legal for a speaker to choose to fulminate about how black people don't belong on campus, but I could hardly criticize black people for being put off by it.
Suggesting that spreading the blood libel of trained dog rapists is "a political opinion" is like saying that your organization is a honest broker for decency. Both are untrue.
While I generally disagree with rescinding an invitation after it has been made, I have no issue with schools looking for ways to keep their speakers on topic. For example, it would be perfectly legal for a speaker to choose to fulminate about how black people don't belong on campus, but I could hardly criticize black people for being put off by it.
It appears that the number of cowardly school administrators in America has approached infinity.
Suggesting that spreading the blood libel of trained dog rapists is "a political opinion" is like saying that your organization is a honest broker for decency. Both are untrue.