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MIT class president calls out university's ties with Israeli military (Anadolu Agency, 2025-05-30) (hcommons.social)
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MIT class president calls out university's ties with Israeli military (Anadolu Agency, 2025-05-30)

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/mit-class-president-calls-out-universitys-ties-with-israeli-military/3583961
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>> 'We are watching Israel try to wipe Palestine off the face of the earth, and it is a shame that #MIT is a part of it,' says Megha Vemuri

>> "This is a world that we will be entering with an immeasurable responsibility. We will carry with us the stamp of the MIT name, the same name that is directly complicit in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people," Vemuri said.

>> A group of graduates shouted "Free, Free Palestine!" and unfurled a Palestinian flag at the ceremony.

#MeghaVemuri
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[–] adachika192@hcommons.social 3 points 5 days ago

MIT bans class president from graduation commencement after pro-Palestinian speech (NBC News, 2025-05-30)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mit-bans-class-president-graduation-commencement-palestinian-speech-rcna210023
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... as expected.

>> The Massachusetts Institute of Technology banned the 2025 class president from Friday's graduation commencement ceremony after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech during an event Thursday.

>> The university made the announcement on Friday without naming the student, saying that she delivered a speech at Thursday's OneMIT commencement ceremony that was not the one provided in advance.

#MIT #MeghaVemuri

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