UC Berkeley Responds to Assignment Offering Extra Credit To Attend Anti-Israel Protest

The administration now is allowing a number of extra credit options, but students can still receive credit for attending the protest.

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A coffin draped with the Israeli flag during the funeral of two victims of Hamas terrorists, Dana Bachar and her son, Carmel, at Gan Shlomo cemetery, central Israel, October 24, 2023. AP/Petros Giannakouris

A teacher at the University of California, Berkeley, is offering students extra credit to attend an anti-Israel protest Wednesday, The New York Sun has confirmed, but the offer has been modified by the administration to include additional options.

A graduate student at the school, Victoria Huynh, sent an email to students in her course offering an extra five points to attend “a national walkout against genocide, settler colonialism, and the siege on Gaza” or to “watch a short documentary on Palestine and call/email your local California representative.” 

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