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Taylor Odisho

MIT Commencement Speaker Banned From Graduation Ceremony After Giving Pro-Palestine Speech

MIT banned the 2025 class president from walking at graduation after she spoke out in support of Palestine at a commencement ceremony. (Credit: X)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT's) 2025 class president and her family were banned from attending Saturday's graduation ceremony after she gave a pro-Palestine speech.

On Thursday, Megha Vemuri praised her fellow students for protesting in support of Palestinians and criticized the university's connections to Israel during a campuswide commencement event, prompting several Jewish students to abruptly walk out of the ceremony.

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