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 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.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology banned the 2025 class president Megha Vemuri from Friday's graduation commencement after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech.

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.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology class of 2025 president spoke in support of Palestine. Then she was barred from commencement.

During Thursday’s OneMIT commencement ceremony, graduating class president Megha Vemuri veered from her prepared speech and called for MIT to cut ties with Israel.

MIT bars 2025 class president from commencement ceremony, after she accused the school of having “aided and abetted” Israel’s “assault" on Palestinians.

Megha Vemuri, MIT's 2025 class president. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) MIT's undergraduate commencement was interrupted this morning by a small group of demonstrators ...

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

Given MIT’s long experience with commencement speakers and protests, I was surprised the university would ban the president of its graduating class from commencement. Such a move seems misguided.

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.

(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 commencement event the day before.