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Colson Whitehead@colson.bsky.social |
“...I have to withdraw as your commencement speaker. I give all my best wishes and congratulations to the class of '24 and pray for the safety of the Palestinian people, the return of the hostages, and an end to this terrible war.” 2/2
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Farouk "Peter" Beardsley
@sodiumboat.bsky.social
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Thank you!
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Kate Tuttle
@katekilla.bsky.social
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Nicely done, Colson.
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David J. Loehr
@djl.bsky.social
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Well done, sir.
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@ravenmay.bsky.social
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As a student who was there, THANK YOU
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Alex
@ferrarimanf355.bsky.social
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Jews don’t feel safe on campus, but okay.
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Anna Marie
@thatannamarie.bsky.social
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As a UMass faculty, THANK YOU for standing with your morals ✊🏻💕
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Jenn Lena
@jenniferlena.bsky.social
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Thank you so much.
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Bruno J. Navarro
@brunojnavarro.bsky.social
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thank you for speaking up ❤️
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Tracy O’Connell Novick
@tracynovick.bsky.social
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Thank you. I appreciate your doing this.
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Mikel Strom
@mikelstrom.bsky.social
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Thank you.
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Matt Matros
@mattmatros.bsky.social
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Thank you for this, Colson
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Abigail Strom
@abigailstrom.bsky.social
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As the parent of a UMass student I thank you for this decision.
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Carolinaskies
@carolinaskies.bsky.social
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So essentially you stifled your opportunity to reach others. If you felt your words were only meant for the protesting students then perhaps this is the wise choice. Great orators of the 1800s would instead stand forth and speak for those with lesser voices.
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Emily C. Hughes
@emilyhughes.bsky.social
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thank you for doing this <3
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Morticia91
@morticia91.bsky.social
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Wow.ZooMass really called the Uniformed Murder Patrol on their own students? As an old fart protester from the anti-apartheid days, this is really hard for me to comprehend.
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Jedediah Berry
@jedediahberry.bsky.social
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As a UMass alum and former faculty member—thank you.
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Adriana
@healermain.bsky.social
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Thank you for acting with deep integrity and respect. It feels all too rare sometimes.
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Ken Yee
@yuweiquan.bsky.social
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Awesome, that’s a really great letter!
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Celeste Ng
@pronounced-ing.bsky.social
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❤️👊
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Benjamin Dreyer
@bcdreyer.bsky.social
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Thank you, Colson.
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Original Sunshine
@originalsunshine.bsky.social
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So glad this wasn't going on while my son was there. Thank you for sticking to your principals.
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Liam Tucker (Hatsune Miku Era)
@liamtuckerfur.bsky.social
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Thank you Mr. Whitehead for your support.
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@estherp.bsky.social
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Columbia did the same thing. Have you thought about returning your Pulitzer Prizes?
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alex (kamalist-restorationist) 🥥🙏🥥
@uneedabiscuit.bsky.social
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Thank you for supporting justice.
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kalen whose twitter pic is 15 yrs old
@kalenski.bsky.social
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Thank you, Colson.
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a
@aacoek.bsky.social
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Thank you for this Mr. Whitehead. Your integrity is much appreciated.
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Eileen Popp.
@epopp.bsky.social
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💕💖💗💌💟💞
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ModCon02
@modcon2.bsky.social
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💙
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onekade
@onekade.bsky.social
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respect. thank you.
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Janet Yellin' & Screamin' & Cryin'
@kellylink.bsky.social
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❤️
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Thomas A Lewis
@djtomdog.bsky.social
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Thank you for supporting the students and faculty who are protesting the university’s alignment with war profiteering. My son is attending there, now, and he and his friends were shocked at the decision to invite an army on campus to brutalize this group of peaceful protesters. 🙏
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Jill A Marshall she/her
@happygeojill.bsky.social
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Thank you. I don’t agree with everything protesters are saying or asking for. But peaceful protests SHOULD be a right of every person in America
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John Yuda
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I notice they haven't taken you down from the website yet. Probably some panic going on over there.
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Cindy
@samuraicindy.bsky.social
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Thank you.
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Bear
@millibear.bsky.social
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Thank you.
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