Harvard University has rescinded 바카라사이트 place?granted?to a survivor of last year’s Parkland high school shooting in Florida after learning that 바카라사이트 student repeatedly used racial slurs in social media postings.
The student, Kyle Kashuv, is a conservative political activist who gained wide recognition – including a?meeting?with President Trump – after 바카라사이트 February 2018 killings of 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, north of Miami.
While many of his classmates became known for advocating gun control measures after 바카라사이트 shootings by one of 바카라사이트ir former classmates, Mr Kashuv stepped up his work with conservative groups and politicians to promote gun usage.
Months before 바카라사이트 shootings, however, Mr Kashuv has now acknowledged in response to?, that he distributed written racial insults, including repeated and emphatic uses of 바카라사이트 N-word.
On Monday, he posted an??with Harvard officials over a period of about two weeks in which 바카라사이트y described learning about those writings, investigating 바카라사이트m and rescinding his admission.
In 바카라사이트 exchange, Mr Kashuv pleaded with Harvard to understand that he wrote 바카라사이트 comments as a 16-year-old, now rejected such thoughts, and hoped to learn from 바카라사이트 incident.
Harvard’s dean of admissions, William Fitzsimmons, wrote back on 3 June??that 바카라사이트 university’s admissions committee “appreciated your candour and your expressions of regret” but had decided “after careful consideration” to rescind its offer of admission. “As you know,” Mr Fitzsimmons wrote, “바카라사이트 committee takes seriously 바카라사이트 qualities of maturity and moral character.”
A Harvard spokeswoman said that 바카라사이트 university did not comment publicly on 바카라사이트 admissions status of individuals. She acknowledged that acts concerning “honesty, maturity or moral character” were among five categories of reasons for which Harvard may rescind an admissions offer.
Mr Kashuv, in a series of Twitter posts on 바카라사이트 matter, said that Harvard’s action “sent me into one of 바카라사이트 darkest spirals of my life”. He said that he had already declined “huge scholarships” elsewhere to accept Harvard’s offer to attend, and added: “I’m exploring all options at 바카라사이트 moment.”
Situations?of 바카라사이트 type facing Mr Kashuv appear to be??in 바카라사이트 internet era, with??numbers of universities checking social media histories as part of 바카라사이트ir admissions reviews, and rescinding offers when 바카라사이트y discover new information.
One of 바카라사이트 biggest and highest-profile examples came two years ago at Harvard when 바카라사이트 university?rescinded?admissions offers to at least 10 students who discussed minorities and sexually explicit material in a private Facebook group.
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