Hundreds walk out of Harvard commencement after 13 pro
AMBRIDGE, Mass. — Hundreds of students walked out of the Harvard commencement Thursday morning in solidarity
“Let them walk!” students, faculty, and family members chanted in reference to the 13 students,
rising out of their seats to march out of the ceremony as interim Harvard President Alan Garber began to hand students their diplomas.
The walkout follows the Harvard Corporation’s final ruling on the student protesters’ fate Wednesday
The Corporation voted to bar the 13 students from receiving their diplomas from the university
The Corporation said in a statement Wednesday they could not “responsibly vote” to award degrees to students who are not in good standing with the university “at this time.”
More than 1,000 people marched out of the university’s 373rd commencement of 9,262 students, the Harvard Crimson reported.
the 13 students and speaking on the continuation of the pro-Palestinian movement at the university.