Harvard University faced controversy as nearly 500 faculty and staff condemned sanctions against pro-Palestine demonstrators. The university blocked 12 seniors from graduation due to an anti-Israel protest. President Biden faced protests during his visit to Boston, with demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Harvard Corporation revoked degrees of 13 graduates involved in protests, sparking tensions during commencement ceremonies.
Harvard seniors graduate today, but 13 classmates will not, due to participation in student protests https://t.co/itGU8NYICI
BREAKING: Harvard’s 373rd Commencement has officially started as Middlesex County Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian formally calls the meeting to order with three distinctive scepter strikes to the stage floor. Follow along @thecrimson for live updates: https://t.co/rkl3Uvze7K
Protesters gather outside Harvard University commencement after some students denied degrees https://t.co/y5CyZ0LxWv
Our graduates are in Harvard Yard and ready for Commencement Exercises. Join the livestream below! ➡️ https://t.co/u7QxkTh9KW https://t.co/7cjyezuYgz
Harvard Commencement is expected to start around 9:30 a.m. @boston25 the school says 13 students who were part of the Pro-Palestinian encampments can walk but won’t be getting degrees. https://t.co/Acek5egPKU
13 who participated in Harvard protests won't get degrees Thursday | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/sl7Iv2efjC
Supporters of a cease-fire are gathering outside of #Harvard commencement lining up with signs calling for an end to the war in Gaza. 13 University students will not receive their degrees today because of their encampment on Harvard Yard. https://t.co/pOPHMd8TnZ
This morning, Harvard Medical School joins graduates from across @Harvard for the Harvard University Commencement ceremony. Watch live at 8:45 a.m. ET: https://t.co/Sq7D5rJ5fh
The Harvard Corporation has announced that the 13 seniors who participated in the recent 20-day encampment on university grounds are not in good standing under the Harvard Student Handbook and are not eligible for degrees, despite faculty voting to award degrees to the students.
Good morning from Harvard’s commencement. https://t.co/dMMMZzmsk6
Harvard prepares for commencement this morning https://t.co/wIqMwNy5FZ
LIVE UPDATES: Thousands of graduates from across the University and their families will converge on Harvard Yard for Commencement exercises Thursday morning. This year’s ceremony comes amid heightened tensions over the war in Gaza. Follow along live: https://t.co/rkl3UvyGic
🇺🇸 13 Havard Protesters Won't Get Degrees Today ▫Broad rejects faculty recommendation; student can take part in graduation ▫@hilarysburns ▫https://t.co/wqsbKULiwi 👈 #frontpagestoday #USA @BostonGlobe 🇺🇸 https://t.co/iYkMnQZOKb
It’s Commencement day at Harvard but more than a dozen students won’t be getting their diplomas, tune into @boston25 for the latest. https://t.co/cpi6bmZ3aI
The Harvard Corporation has officially voted to revoke the degrees of 13 graduates for protesting the misdeeds in Gaza. https://t.co/exPwvnH9po
13 Harvard University students who participated in pro-Palestinian encampment will not receive degrees https://t.co/XIxfPT8Kwu
A day before commencement, the Harvard Corp. has told me I will not be allowed to graduate. I hope this moment exposes the corporate rot central to institutions like Harvard. To my peers graduating - remember: 15,000 Gazan kids will never graduate. https://t.co/8EL632q4u5
LIVE UPDATES: Many Harvard schools are hosting graduation ceremonies on Wednesday to allow students to celebrate with their classmates and faculty members before Thursday morning’s University-wide Commencement ceremony in Harvard Yard. https://t.co/H6QpRaperB
President Biden’s motorcade was booed by Pro-Palestinian protesters outside of Boston’s South Station on Tuesday. The demonstration was organized to protest President Biden's support of Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza. Some in the crowd were heard chanting “Genocide Joe”. https://t.co/w9xgSjzWrT
Around 100 protesters followed President Joe Biden through his visit to Boston on Tuesday afternoon, shutting down traffic for nearly an hour at a Seaport intersection near a fundraiser he attended. https://t.co/wa2zepedDc
Pro-Palestinian protesters boo President Biden's motorcade in Boston @LouisaMoller https://t.co/1Ykvhbjg7K
Protestors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza amid President Biden’s visits in Boston https://t.co/o0CDyXj3df
A group of 40 to 50 pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in Boston’s Seaport as President Joe Biden’s motorcade passed through the neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. https://t.co/XAbwRLEkbY
Harvard University has reportedly blocked at least 12 seniors from participating in the upcoming commencement celebration due to their involvement in a 20-day anti-Israel protest and encampment. https://t.co/8oJkSD4OwB
President Biden passing by War Protesters in Boston @universalhub https://t.co/b3su5lKjYi
Boston Chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation holding a protest of Pres. Biden’s visit to Boston and his support of Israel. Biden is at a fundraising event here and spent the morning campaigning in NH. #WBZ https://t.co/AcT86A7Mez
Harvard faculty votes to allow protesters facing disciplinary action to graduate https://t.co/6qrcPgdB8c https://t.co/kW2n8El2KG
Nearly 500 Harvard faculty and staff members signed a letter Monday condemning the “unprecedented, disproportionate, and arbitrary” level of sanctions against pro-Palestine demonstrators who camped in Harvard Yard. @tillyrobin and @neilhshah15 report. https://t.co/XAY5I0066q