A controversy arose after MIT suspended Prahlad Iyengar, an Indian-origin student, for an essay published in the college magazine.

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MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over controversial essay; what was it - Explained

The MIT Coalition Against Apartheid said that the MIT’s Committee on Discipline has “denied’ fair procedure for Prahlad Iyengar and their actions were an “abuse of power, wherein disciplinary procedures have been weaponized for political purposes”

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MIT student Prahlad Iyengar: Student coalition campaigns against MIT’s suspension of Indian-origin student

A pro-Palestine essay has cost Prahlad Iyengar his career at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was pursuing a PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, but his five-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship will be terminated now. MIT has barred the Indian-origin student from entering the college premises over the essay, written in the college magazine last month, that the institute…

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MIT Student Prahlad Iyengar Suspended Over Palestine Essay, Sparks Outrage

MIT suspended Indian-origin PhD scholar Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the college magazine.

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Who is Prahlad Iyengar? MIT suspends Indian student over essay, sparks outrage

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has barred an Indian-origin PhD scholar from his college campus over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the college magazine. Prahlad Iyengar's suspension till January 2026 is in a way his expulsion. His scholarship has also been terminated and the magazine banned.

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MIT suspends Indian-origin student for pro-Palestine essay, bans magazine

An Indian-origin Phd student Prahlad Iyengar who was restricted from entering the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus after he wrote a pro-Palestine essay earlier has now been suspended till January 2026. This could effectively terminate his five-year NSF fellowship. In connection to this the MIT Coalition Against Apartheid has launched a protest calling the institute’s decision a blow to freedom of speech.  Iyengar was pursuing a…

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MIT suspends PhD student Prahlad Iyengar over pro-Palestine essay

Prahlad Iyengar, a second-year PhD student student at MIT, has been effectively expelled from the Cambridge, Massachusetts based university for the offense of opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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Around 100 students rallied in the foyer of Cambridge City Hall Monday evening.

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MIT students demand city of Cambridge intervene in discipline of Prahlad Iyengar, pro-Palestinian activist - The Boston Globe

Iyengar, who also serves as the magazine's chief editor, wrote an article titled "On Pacifism," which featured imagery and language that “could be interpreted as a call for more violent or destructive forms of protest at MIT."

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MIT Faces Backlash After Suspension Of Indian-Origin Student For Pro-Palestine Essay

An Indian-origin student has been suspended from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) over an essay he wrote about the Palestinian people and their suffering, and against Israel’s actions. Prahlad Iyengar, a doctoral student at MIT, was issued an immediate “interim” suspension and banned from entering the campus on 1 November over an essay he had written titled “On Pacifism”, in a student magazine, Written Revolution. Prahlad Iyengar …

MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over controversial essay; what was it - Explained

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