The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) barred the Class of 2025 president Megha Vemuri from participating in Friday’s official graduation commencement ceremony after she delivered a pro-Palestine speech during a separate campus event a day earlier. The university confirmed the disciplinary action in a statement on Friday, without naming the student. “While that individual had…
Harvard protest links Zionism to Trump’s fascism, claims university suppresses academic freedom. (AI Image) More than 100 protesters gathered at Cambridge Common on April 19, 2024, for a demonstration accusing Harvard University of suppressing pro-Palestine speech and scholarship, even as it resists certain demands from the Trump administration. The protest was organized by several unrecognized…
Around 200 pro-Palestinian student protesters gathered at the heart of Yale University’s campus in Beinecke Plaza on Tuesday night to oppose the upcoming visit of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. In a novel approach, Yale administrators distributed cards containing a QR code to the protesting students. The QR code was linked to the university’s…
A US judge on Monday ordered that Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil not be deported for now as part of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on some anti-Israel protesters, and set a court hearing in the case for Wednesday. Trump publicly denounced Khalil and said more arrests would follow. Khalil has been moved to a…
Deportation of non-citizen students: Trump signs order targeting pro-Palestinian campus protests. (Getty Images) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at combating antisemitism on US college campuses. The controversial measure includes provisions that threaten the deportation of non-citizen students who participate in pro-Palestinian protests. The move follows rising tensions on campuses, particularly after…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has barred an Indian-origin PhD scholar from entering his college campus over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the college magazine last month. Prahlad Iyengar was suspended till January 2026. This, many believe, could effectively end his academic career at MIT as it would terminate his five-year National Science…