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.

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.

Megha Vemuri called out MIT for having research ties with the Israeli army and "aiding and abetting" the country with its ...

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

Students erupted in jeers Friday as MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles delivered her graduation speech to the Class of 2025. The protests were in support of Megha Vemuri, the class president who was ...