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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

HISTORICAL FACTS: Harvard student speaker denounces university over gaza protest response | History Defined

Woman in university gown gives speech
Shruthi Kumar gives the senior English address at Harvard on Thursday. Photograph: Mark Stockwell/EPA

A graduating Harvard University student went off script and upbraided Harvard over the university’s treatment of students protesting against what they say is a genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza.

“As I stand here today, I must take a moment to recognize my peers – the 13 undergraduates in the class of 2024 that will not graduate today,” said student Shruthi Kumar, who was chosen to deliver the English commencement remarks for the undergraduate class.

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