LOS ANGELES—The University of Southern California’s Academic Senate, which represents the university’s faculty, formally censured USC President Carol Folt and Provost Andrew Guzman May 8 over their handling of dramatic changes in commencement activities and other responses to campus protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war.
According to the Daily Trojan campus newspaper, the senate voted 21–7 in favor of the censure, with six members abstaining. The censure cited “widespread dissatisfaction and concern” regarding decisions made by Ms. Folt and Mr. Guzman surrounding commencement activities and the pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
