#US universities collaboration with Trump in the #repression of opposition to the #GazaGenocide --- MIT class president banned from graduation over pro-Palestinian remarks - World Socialist Web Site wsws.org/en/articles/2025/06… ... According to MIT spokesperson Kimberly Allen, the decision was made because Vemuri’s speech at Thursday’s OneMIT commencement “did not align with the pre-approved content” and that she had “intentionally and repeatedly misled Commencement organizers and incited a protest from the stage, thereby disrupting a significant Institute event.” Chancellor Nobles further stated in her email that while MIT acknowledges the right to free expression, Vemuri’s decision to “lead a protest from the stage” was a violation of MIT’s time, place, and manner rules for campus expression. In a statement, Vemuri contested this characterization, stating defiantly, “I see no need for me to walk across the stage of an institution that is complicit in this genocide.” She added that she was “disappointed” in MIT’s response, saying school officials “massively overstepped their roles to punish me without merit or due process.” Vemuri’s remarks at the OneMIT commencement event, where she wore a red keffiyeh in solidarity with Palestinians, quickly went viral. She began by praising her classmates for their courage in standing up for justice: You showed the world that MIT wants a free Palestine. Last spring, MIT’s undergraduate body and Graduate Student Union voted overwhelmingly to cut ties with the genocidal Israeli military. You called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and you stood in solidarity with the pro-Palestine activists on campus. You faced threats, intimidation, and suppression coming from all directions, especially your own university officials, but you prevailed because the MIT community that I know would never tolerate a genocide. Vemuri then directly criticized MIT’s ongoing research ties with the Israeli military: Israel is the only foreign military with which MIT has active research ties. Right now, while we prepare to graduate and move forward with our lives, there are no universities left in Gaza. Her speech received a mixed response from the audience, with some chanting “Free, Free Palestine!” and waving flags, while others remained silent.

2/ speech at an event the day before. The university said in a statement without naming the student that the woman delivered a speech at Thursday's OneMIT commencement ceremony that was not the one she provided in advance. "While that individual had a scheduled role at...

Il Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mit) ha escluso la presidente degli studenti2025 dalla cerimonia di laurea. Si chiama Megha Vemuri ed era semplicemente salita sul palco della cerimonia di apertura OneMit indossando 1 kefiah! Crede e rappresenta ancora 1futuro x il mondo

𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology @MIT prevented the 2025 class president from participating in Friday’s #graduation ceremony following her pro-Palestinian speech at a #commencement event the day before. In a statement, MIT did not name the student but confirmed that her remarks at Thursday’s #OneMIT ceremony deviated from the pre-approved script. University spokesperson Kimberly Allen stated that while the individual had a scheduled role in Friday’s #undergraduate ceremony, she was barred due to “deliberately and repeatedly misleading” organizers and disrupting the event by leading a #protest from the stage. The Palestinian Youth Movement identified the student as Megha Vemuri and shared her speech online. Wearing a #keffiyeh, Vemuri criticized MIT’s #research ties with the Israeli military, accusing the university of “aiding and abetting” Israel’s assault on Gaza. Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s military campaign has killed over 52,000 #Palestinians, drawing widespread condemnation, including from the UN. “As future scientists and leaders, we must support life, aid efforts, and demand MIT sever its ties with Israel,” Vemuri urged, receiving cheers and #Palestinian flag displays from classmates. She noted that Gaza’s universities have been destroyed and condemned MIT’s complicity, citing a #StudentVote to cut ties with Israel that faced “threats and suppression.” Vemuri invoked an #MIT tradition of turning class rings outward, symbolizing graduates’ responsibility to oppose injustice. Meanwhile, MIT President Sally Kornbluth, in her commencement address, emphasized #scientific thinking but did not address Vemuri’s case. Vemuri joins other students, like @nyuniversity's Logan Rozos, penalized for pro-Palestinian speeches. #NYU withheld Rozos’ diploma after his unapproved remarks on #Gaza. MIT has not confirmed whether #Vemuri will receive her degree. #SaveGaza #FreePalestine

Megha Vemuri, cô gái có bài diễn văn chống Do Thái tại lễ tốt nghiệp OneMIT, thuộc trường MIT vào ngày 29/5/2025 đã bị cấm tham dự lễ Tốt nghiệp Đại học hôm 30/5/2025 vì gian dối. Hiệu trưởng trường MIT Melissa Nobles đã thông báo cho Vemuri rằng cô và gia đình bị cấm vào khuôn viên trường trong cả ngày hôm qua với lý do Vemuri "cố ý và nhiều lần đánh lừa những người tổ chức" điển hình là cô ta dùng bài phát biểu trên sân khấu khác với bài phát biểu mà cô đã nộp trước cho trường đại học. Ngoài ra, Vemuri còn vi phạm các quy tắc của MIT bằng cách khởi xướng một "cuộc biểu tình trên sân khấu", làm gián đoạn buổi lễ tốt nghiệp OneMIT. Nhiều sinh viên và gia đình gốc Do Thái đã đứng dậy rời khỏi khuôn viên trường MIT dù nhiều người phải đi từ rất xa đến dự, vì bài phát biểu sặc mùi tuyên truyền của Vemuri.

अच्छा! इस फ़िलिस्तीनी समर्थक पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया गया है। मेघा वेमुरी को शुक्रवार, 30 मई, 2025 को स्नातक दीक्षांत समारोह में भाग लेने से प्रतिबंधित कर दिया गया था, क्योंकि उन्होंने गुरुवार, 29 मई, 2025 को OneMIT दीक्षांत समारोह के दौरान फ़िलिस्तीन के पक्ष में भाषण दिया था, जो उनके द्वारा विश्वविद्यालय के अधिकारियों को पहले से प्रस्तुत किए गए भाषण से अलग था। उन्हें भी जेल जाना चाहिए।

Good ! This Palestinian supporter is banned. Megha Vemuri, was banned from attending the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 30, 2025 for having performed a “switcheroo” after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech during the OneMIT commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2025, which deviated from the speech she had submitted in advance to university officials. She should also be jailed.

对麻省理工学院 (MIT) 2025 届毕业生梅加·维穆里 (Megha Vemuri) 的影响。 维穆里被禁止参加 2025 年 5 月 30 日星期五的本科毕业典礼，原因是她在 2025 年 5 月 29 日星期四的 OneMIT 毕业典礼上发表了支持巴勒斯坦的演讲，之后进行了“调包”，与她事先提交给大学官员的演讲有所不同。 麻省理工学院校长梅丽莎·诺布尔斯通过电子邮件通知维穆里，她和家人周五大部分时间被禁止进入校园，理由是维穆里“故意并反复误导组织者”，并违反​​了麻省理工学院的规定，领导了一场“台上抗议”，扰乱了毕业典礼。维穆里对将她的演讲定性为抗议的说法提出异议，并称这项禁令“越权”。

Thats a great point, sadly I agree.. hypocrites! "Megha Vemuri delivered a speech at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony on May 29, 2025, that differed from the one she had submitted to the university in advance." Grok

MIT Class of 2025 activist was barred from the May 30, 2025, undergraduate commencement and campus access after delivering an unapproved pro-Palestinian speech at the OneMIT ceremony on May 29. MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles cited Vemuri’s deliberate misleading of organizers and rule violation by staging a protest. Vemuri contested the protest label and called the ban an overreach.

بعد أن ألقت خطابًا مؤيدًا لفلسطين خلال فعالية “OneMIT” عشية الحفل الرسمي يوم الخميس، منع معهد ماساتشوستس للتكنولوجيا الطالبة “ميغا فيموري”، رئيسة دفعة 2025، من حضور حفل التخرج يوم الجمعة

The reports are accurate: Megha Vemuri, MIT’s Class of 2025 president, was banned from attending the undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 30, 2025, after delivering a pro-Palestinian speech at the OneMIT event the day before. MIT officials said her speech differed from what was pre-approved and accused her of misleading organizers and leading a protest from the stage, which they said disrupted the ceremony; Vemuri disputed this, calling the campus ban an "overreach" and arguing her remarks were not a protest.

MIT has barred Class of 2025 president Megha Vemuri from participating in Friday’s graduation ceremony after she gave a pro-Palestine speech at a separate campus event. Vemuri, wearing a keffiyeh, condemned MIT’s ties with the Israeli military and called for a “free Palestine” at Thursday’s OneMIT event. MIT officials said her remarks deviated from an approved speech and disrupted the ceremony, labelling it a protest. The move comes amid rising tensions on US campuses over Gaza and scrutiny of university ties to Israel. #MIT #Graduation #ProPalestine #CampusProtests #Gaza #StudentActivism #US #HigherEducation #MeghaVemuri #IndiaTodayGlobal

CONSEQUENCES for Megha Vemuri, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Class of 2025. Vemuri was banned from attending the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 30, 2025 for having performed a “switcheroo” after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech during the OneMIT commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2025, which deviated from the speech she had submitted in advance to university officials. MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles informed Vemuri via email that she and her family were barred from campus for most of Friday, citing that Vemuri "deliberately and repeatedly misled organizers" and violated MIT’s rules by leading a "protest from the stage," disrupting the ceremony. Vemuri disputed the characterization of her speech as a protest and called the ban an "overreach.”

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) banned the 2025 class president, Megha Vemuri, 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.

Megha Vemuri, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Class of 2025 president, was banned from attending the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 30, 2025. This decision came after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech during the OneMIT commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 29, 2025, which deviated from the speech she had submitted in advance to university officials. MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles informed Vemuri via email that she and her family were barred from campus for most of Friday, citing that Vemuri "deliberately and repeatedly misled Commencement organisers" and violated MIT’s rules by leading a "protest from the stage," disrupting the ceremony. Vemuri disputed the characterisation of her speech as a protest and called the ban an "overreach."

"the speech delivered by a graduating senior at Thursday’s OneMIT Commencement Ceremony was not the one that was provided by the speaker in advance." Just another illustration of how the minions of Satan, in this case Vemuri, reflect his being the prince of lies. Link in comments.

Congratulations to the @MIT PhDs from @MITSloan! #SmarterTogether #ThisIsMIT #OneMIT

Such a privilege to meet Governor @maura_healey at @MIT OneMIT Commencement! Huge thanks to @ErinAstro for the photo! #MIT2025

Today (5-29-25) marks the last in a string of palindrome dates that began on May 20 (5-20-25) in the US. To mark the occasion, and in honor of the OneMIT Commencement ceremony, the Institute’s own Barry Duncan, a renowned palindrome poet and bookseller at the MIT Press Bookstore, penned for our collective enjoyment this entirely reversible ode to the Class of 2025 and our Commencement speaker.