US EditionHarvard board bars 13 pro-Palestine student protesters from graduating, overruling faculty
- Thirteen Harvard University students involved in a pro-Palestinian protest encampment will not receive degrees at commencement due to political pressure and faculty resentment.
- After the Faculty of Arts and Sciences initially denied degrees, 115 faculty members later voted to grant them, prompting an expedited review process by the Corporation.
- The decision follows a national debate on appropriate sanctions for pro-Palestinian demonstrators protesting the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses.
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Harvard Board Bars 13 Pro-Palestine Student Protesters from Graduating, Overruling Faculty
The Harvard University administration is remaining steadfast in its decision to sanction a group of 13 students who participated in pro-Palestine protests and stop them from receiving their degrees and graduating from the facility. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) had previously pressured the Harvard Corporation to allow the students to graduate, but their effort was rejected on May 22 in what has been described as an unprecedented move. “…
Harvard board votes to block 13 sanctioned protesters from graduating, risks 'faculty rebellion,' says prof
The Harvard Corporation vetoed a decision by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to permit 13 seniors facing discipline for participating in an anti-Israel encampment to graduate.
Harvard seniors graduate today, but 13 classmates will not, due to participation in student protests - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Today marks Harvard’s general graduation ceremony, but 13 seniors will not be given their degrees as they face disciplinary action for their participation in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Those students are still allowed to participate in the commencement ceremony itself, but will not be granted diplomas. On Monday, faculty members voted to give the students their diplomas, but despite this faculty recommendation, the school’s governing b…
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