They tried to silence their Uyghur classmate Rizwangul Nurmuhammad, whose story was told in Bitter Winter. Incredibly, the university tried to appease them.
If the truth cannot be defended at a university, where can it be defended? Without defense of the truth, how do we learn about its existence? These questions emerged after Cornell University’s reaction to a mass walkout by Chinese students. Cornell University leaders stated, “… we must also respect that walkouts are a legitimate form of protest and an appropriate expression of disapproval.”
Read more at “Cornell University, Chinese Students, and the Uyghur Genocide”