Selecting Kehlani to headline Cornell’s annual Slope Day “has injected division and discord” into the event, university president Michael I. Kotlikoff wrote in a letter.

A scheduled performance from Kehlani at Cornell University in New York State has been canceled, with the university's president issuing a statement on behalf of a divided student body. The school confirmed their decision to remove Kehlani was due to her making what were felt to be "antisemitic,

Cornell University has canceled a performance by R&B star Kehlani after complaints that she expressed antisemitic and anti-Israel sentiments.