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Megha Vemuri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 2025 class president, was banned from participating in her graduation commencement ceremony last week, after she accused the university of having ...
This combination of images shows "King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation" by Scott Anderson, left, "Mother Mary Comes to Me" by Arundhati ...
Across the business world, anxiety about AI’s effects on profit margins and job markets has been building for months. This concern reached new heights with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s ...
CAMBRIDGE, MA – On May 30, Megha Vemuri, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Class of 2025, dedicated her commencement address to the Palestinian cause. Her remarks, delivered ...
Vanessa Huckleby wears a graduation cap with "Am Yisrael Chai" written in Hebrew at her high school graduation from Natomas Homeschool Alliance. (Courtesy Huckleby Family) Sign up for Weekday J and ...
GRADUATIONS ARE SUPPOSED to mark the culmination of academic exploration and the celebration of intellectual growth. They are milestones of achievement, reflection and hope. But in the United States ...
Why it matters: As the use of generative AI becomes increasingly common in education, law, politics, media, and other fields, many worry that reliance on the technology may reduce cognitive ...
Re “MIT bars class leader from graduation after speech,” (A1, May 31): I was disappointed to read that MIT class president, Megha Vemuri, was banned from her graduation ceremony after she gave a ...
Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. National tensions over Donald Trump and Gaza create touchy choices for this rite of ...