UW cancels Hasan Piker talk over event-planning standards
TL;DR
The University of Washington canceled Hasan Piker's planned January 2027 appearance in its 2026-27 Speaker Series, saying the event’s organization did not meet the university’s standards for campus-hosted talks. The decision, aimed at tightening procedural rigor for divisive topics, sparked criticism from free-speech advocates such as FIRE, who urged transparency about the standards used and argued that speaker cancellations should not hinge on views.
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