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

Vemuri referenced a decades-old MIT tradition in which graduating students turn their class rings, featuring their university’s mascot, “Tim the Beaver,” outward, symbolizing that their time at MIT is ...

The MIT barred Megha Vemuri from attending the undergraduate ceremony after she delivered an unapproved pro-Palestinian speech during a university event.

Megha Vemuri's speech denounced MIT’s research ties to the Israeli military and accused the university of complicity in “genocide” against the Palestinian people.

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. Megha ...

In reaction, on Friday, students chanted for her to walk as MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles began her speech. “Excuse me, I respect that you have a message to send but this is not the time or ...

Vemuri referenced a decades-old MIT tradition in which graduating students turn their class rings, featuring their university’s mascot, “Tim the Beaver,” outward, symbolizing that their time ...