1,000 Harvard Students Walk Out of Commencement to Support 13 Seniors Barred from Graduation over Gaza

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Students Walk Out of Harvard Commencement After 13 Barred from Graduation over Gaza

More than a thousand Harvard students walked out of their commencement ceremony yesterday to support 13 undergraduates who were barred from graduating after they participated in the Gaza solidarity encampment in Harvard Yard.

Asmer Safi, one of the 13 pro-Palestinian student protesters barred from graduating, says that while his future has been thrown into uncertainty while he is on probation, he has no regrets about standing up for Palestinian rights.

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Got it. You're making the "HR people suck at their jobs" argument.

And it’s not just hiring where prestige can be useful, it’s business pitches, op-eds, political speaking. These aren’t things universally judged by HR managers ... , they’re judged by everyday people who might not even be able to name the full top 10 US-based universities, but know the name “Harvard”.

I like how you keep leaving out the first part of that post as if you never said it.