in a campus-wide letter, provost andrew guzman said social media discusses related to the valedictorian took on an alarming tenor and there were risks related to security. >> i was never given the evidence that any safety concerns and any security concerns were founded. >> reporter: what do you think it is? >> i think anyone who's watching this can draw their own conclusion. i look what i look like. i am who i am. >> reporter: she's pro-palestinian and shared a link on her social media containing language that some consider hate speech. >> i'm not apologizing for the link in instagram. what i am saying is i'm committed to human rights. i'm committed to the human rights for all people. >> reporter: the israeli-palestinian conflict overseas has ignited tensions on college campuses across the u.s. a recent study found 56% of jewish college students and 52% of muslim students felt they were in personal danger. that's two to three million students. >> usc betrayed me. >> reporter: the university insists it's not about free speech, it's simply a matter of safety. carter evans, los angeles. >>

days later, the university abruptly rescinded its invitation in a campus wide letter, usc provost andrew guzmanaid social media discussions related to the valedictorian had taken on alarming tenor and have escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security. >> i was never given the evidence that any safety concerns and that any security concerns were founded. >> what do you think it is? >> i think anyone who's watching this can draw their own conclusion. i look what i look like. i am who i am. >> reporter: ta bus am is pro-palestinian and years ago shared a link on her social media containing language that some consider hate speech. >> i'm not apologizing for the link that i put in my instagram. what i am saying is that i'm committed to human rights. i'm committed to the human rights for all people. >> reporter: the israeli-palestinian conflict overseas has ignited tensions on college campuses across the u.s. a recent study found 56% of jewish college students and 52% of muslim students felt they were in personal danger. that's 2 million to 3 million students. >> usc betr

just days later the university abruptly rescinded its invitation a campuswide letter ufc provost andrew guzmanal media discussions relating to the valedictorian had taken on an alarming tenor and escalated to the point of treating substantial risks related to security. >> i was never given the evidence that any safety concern in any security concerns were founded. >> reporter: what do you think it is? >> i think anyone who is watching this can draw their own conclusion. i look like what i look like. i am who i am. >> reporter: tabassum is pro-palestinian and years ago shared a link on her social media containing language that some consider hate speech. >> i'm not apologizing for the link that i put in my instagram. what i am saying is i'm committed to human rights. i'm committed to the human rights for all people. >> reporter: the israeli-palestinian conflict overseas has ignited tensions on college campuses across the u.s. a recent study found 56% of jewish college students and 52% of muslim students felt they were in personal danger. that's 2 million to 3 million students. >> usc betrayed me

we problem matic usc provost andrew guzman wrote to the university community, saying that the decision was all about campus safety. say the intensity of feelings fueled by social media has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement. the council of american is lumnick relations called us sees decision, cowardly messages. obviously, the messages we don't stand by our students, especially those students happen to be most of the students, especially if they are students who are there to speak for palestinian human rights . and the message they said is that we reward the bigots who, who engage in deformation and threats against the security of a university. last year, the heads of harvard and the university of pennsylvania were forced to resign. after being ruled by conservative republicans in a congressional hearing about alleged anti semitism on campus today. on wednesday, the president of columbia university named much of peak faces questions from the same congressional committee about anti war activism, student protests and f

we problem matic usc provost andrew guzman wrote to the university community, saying that the decision was all about campus safety. say the intensity of feelings fueled by social media has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement. the council of american islamic relations called us these decision, cowardly messages. obviously, the messages we will stand by our students, especially those students, happened to be most of the students, especially if they are students who are there to speak for palestinian human rights . and the message they said is that we reward the bigots who, who engage in deformation and threats against the security of a university. last year, the heads of harvard and the university of pennsylvania were forced to resign. after being ruled by conservative republicans in a congressional hearing about alleged anti semitism on campus today. on wednesday, the president of columbia university named much traffic faces questions from the same congressional committee about anti war activism, student protests and f

provost andrew guzman says social media statement had taken on an alarming tenor and have escalated to substantial risks relating to security. did you receive any threats? >> i personal di haven't received any physical threats, which i'm very, very grateful for. but i won't discount the amount of hatred that i've been seeing online. >> reporter: tabassum is pro-palestinian and says her social media accounts have always been private. but critics point to a link in her public instagram file to a website they believe promotes anti-semitic rhetoric. >> i'm not apologizing for the link i put in my instagram. what i'm saying is i'm committed to human rights, and i'm committed to the human rights for all people. a lot of the campaign against me has been, for example, claiming that i don't value the life of jews. that's simply not true. >> reporter: usc maintains its decision to eliminate the valedictorian speech this year is based on safety. for tabassum and the 65,000 expected attendees saying there is no free speech entitlement to speak at a commencement. they this is not an issue of free s