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Badiucao and Unknown Students, George Washington University

February 2022
George Washington University

George Washington University’s interim president initially called for discipline against students responsible for displaying posters satirizing the Chinese government, but soon thereafter reversed course in the face of criticism by, among others, the artist responsible for the images displayed

Robert Zoellick, Swarthmore College

From April 2013, to April 2013
Swarthmore College

Robert Zoellick was a deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, and was nominated by Bush as president of the World Bank in 2007. In 2013, Zoellick was invited to deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Swarthmore College on June 2. Some students and faculty objected to Zoellick’s participation […]

Ben Carson, Johns Hopkins University

From March 2013, to April 2013
Johns Hopkins University

2016 Republican president candidate Ben Carson cancelled his appearance at Johns Hopkins University’s graduation ceremony after an outcry over remarks he made about gay marriage.