As I stand here today, I must take a moment to recognize my peers – the 13 undergraduates in the class of 2024 that will not graduate today, said student Shruthi Kumar, who was chosen to deliver the English commencement remarks for the undergraduate class.
Kumar's thoughts were widely supported by other Harvard students. More than 1,000 students walked out of the ceremony as part of a staged protest, many waving Palestinian flags or banners calling for an end to genocide.
I am deeply disappointed by the intolerance for freedom of speech and the right to civil disobedience on campus, she said. The students had spoken. The faculty had spoken. Kumar added: Harvard, do you hear us?
Maria Ressa, a Nobel peace prize laureate and journalist, warned Harvard not to silence student protesters. Harvard, you are being tested, Ressa said. The campus protests are testing everyone in America.
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