Protesters Chant 'Let Them Walk' While Leaving Harvard Commencement Ceremony

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23 May 2024 at 1:49 pm

“Hundreds of students” walked out of Harvard University’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 23, supporting students who were not allowed to graduate after taking part in the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, the Harvard Crimson reported.

Video captured by Shabbos Kestenbaum shows protesters chanting “let them walk,” reportedly in reference to the 13 seniors who were denied degrees despite efforts from some faculty to allow them to graduate.

Despite the protest and continued chanting, university administrators carried on with the commencement ceremony, the Harvard Crimson reported.

Protesters held a “people’s commencement” after walking out of the ceremony, the outlet reported.

More than 9,200 people received degrees from Harvard’s undergraduate and graduate programs on Thursday, the Crimson said. Credit: Shabbos Kestenbaum via Storyful

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