The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before. Megha Vemuri ...

Tensions on campus over the war in Gaza are simmering again this summer, with all the elements for another high-profile ...

MIT's 2025 class president Megha Vemuri was barred from graduation after delivering a pro-Palestinian speech denouncing the Gaza war, sparking national debate ...

Editor’s note:This post was updated to include MIT’s punishment, the brief protest at Friday’s graduation, and a statement from the MIT Jewish Alumni Alliance.

Megha Vemuri, MIT 2025 class president, was banned from attending Friday’s undergraduate commencement ceremony after she slammed Israel’s alleged “genocide” in Gaza during a Thursday speech.

The statement continued, “MIT supports free expression but stands by its decision, which was in response to the individual deliberately and repeatedly misleading Commencement organizers and ...

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a ...

MIT's 2025 class president Megha Vemuri was barred from graduation after delivering a pro-Palestinian speech denouncing the Gaza war, sparking national debate ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the ...

“MIT supports free expression but stands by its decision, which was in response to the individual deliberately and repeatedly misleading Commencement organizers and leading a protest from the ...