John,
At his own graduation, in front of his classmates, faculty, and family, Logan Rozos stood up and told the truth that a genocide is unfolding in Gaza, and that the U.S. is bankrolling it.
For this brief, brave act of conscience, NYU is withholding his diploma, launching disciplinary proceedings, and publicly attacking his character. A moment meant to honor his academic achievement has been turned into a weapon of retaliation all because he dared to speak for Palestine.
NYU’s actions are part of a sweeping crackdown on pro-Palestinian advocacy across the country, from brutal campus police raids to suspensions, expulsions, and more. The message is clear, if you speak out for Palestinian lives, the institutions that are supposed to educate and empower you will instead try to erase and punish you.
No academic institution should function as a mouthpiece for political censorship, especially when it targets those demanding justice for the oppressed.
Join us as we call for the immediate and unconditional reinstatement of Logan Rozos’s diploma, a halt to all disciplinary action, and a full public apology from NYU.
This is not just about Logan, it’s about what we will accept in our democracy. A student told the truth about a genocide. And a university responded by trying to destroy his future. That’s not just academic repression, it’s political persecution. And it’s exactly the kind of silencing tactic used against truth-tellers throughout history.
If NYU succeeds in punishing Logan, the message to every student across the country will be that their diploma is conditional on staying silent about the issues that matter to them. That’s indoctrination and we won’t stand for it.
Institutions are scared that young people like Logan might refuse to toe the line. Scared that moral clarity might actually catch on. And scared that solidarity with Palestinians might finally break through the wall of willful ignorance they’ve so carefully constructed.
If NYU can do this to Logan, every university will feel emboldened to follow suit. If we don’t draw the line here, we risk losing every inch of space for dissent on campus. So let’s draw it and draw it hard.
Stand with Logan. Stand for Palestine. Stand for the truth. Demand that NYU reinstate Logan Rozos’s diploma.
Let’s turn this moment of repression into a movement of resistance.
- DFA AF Team
