On May 14, Logan Rozos, a student at New York University (NYU), gave a brief but powerful speech during the graduation ceremony of Gallatin, a liberal arts school within NYU. In his remarks (transcribed by World-Outlook from the video of Rozos’ speech, and published in this post), the student condemned the U.S.-backed Israeli war on the Palestinian people in Gaza. NYU immediately announced it is withholding the student’s diploma as it pursues disciplinary actions against him, in the latest flashpoint between free speech principles and punishment for pro-Palestinian advocacy on U.S. college campuses.
This is one of the rare occasions I would recommend putting “diploma withheld” on your resume.
I would even recommend, “Graduated, With Honors, diploma withheld.”
By emphasizing the former part with capital letters, one can infer that the latter part doesn’t actually matter.
So. Not proud. I’m on academic probation. This would not work. What you’re saying would not work. Anywhere.