Kanye West’s Honorary Doctorate Degree Rescinded After Antisemitic Comments

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago — which awarded Ye the degree in 2015 — says it “condemns and repudiates” the rapper’s “anti-Black, antisemitic, racist and dangerous statements.'

Kanye West receives an honorary doctorate degree from President Walter Massey of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Auditorium Theatre during the school's commencement ceremony in Lake Forest, Ill.has faced in light of his antisemitic comments continued to pile on.

On Thursday , The School of the Art Institute of Chicago confirmed tothat West’s honorary doctorate degree at the college — which was issued to him on May 11, 2015 — has been rescinded.’s anti-Black, antisemitic, racist, and dangerous statements, particularly those directed at Black and Jewish communities,” the school shared in a statement. “Ye’s actions do not align with SAIC’s mission and values, and we’ve rescinded his honorary degree.

 

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