Alice Walker, World-renowned American author, Not invited at University of Michigan? Why?
The agent wrote: I’m saddened to write this because I’m a proponent of free speech and have been brought up to allow everyone to have their say. But I also realize that there are other considerations that institutions are faced with. This afternoon I was contacted by the University of Michigan instructing me to withdraw their invitation due to the removal of funding from the donors, because of their interpretation of Ms. Walker’s comments regarding Israel. They are Not willing to fund this program and the university/Women’s center do not have the resources to finance this on their own...
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