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 ...

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.

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

MIT Graduate Students for Palestine voted for the “MIT community to cut all research and financial ties with the Israeli military” in 2024, according to the school’s faculty newsletter.

Earlier in the week, the online program for Friday’s commencement ceremony included an introduction by Vemuri. During the ceremony, MIT President Sally Kornbluth delivered introductory remarks.

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 ...

Megha Vemuri, the 2025 class president of MIT, was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on May 30 after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before.