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Harvard commencement speaker decries Trump administration's 'draconian government measures' – Democratic Accent

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Stanford professor Abraham Verghese spoke out against the Trump administration’s “cascade of draconian government measures” at Harvard Thursday as the White House continues to battle the elite university. The physician and novelist was Harvard’s 2025 commencement speaker, where he also received an honorary degree from the university. During his address, Verghese acknowledged that he was speaking at an “unprecedented moment” in the school’s histo…
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Abraham Verghese, a celebrated author and professor of medicine, delivered the address at Harvard University's annual commencement ceremony last week. It comes amid unprecedented pressure on the institution due to steps taken by President Donald Trump, including a proposed ban on the enrollment of foreign students here.

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democraticaccent.com broke the news in on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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