“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 Mary Bosch shows graduating students leaving the ceremony while yelling “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 graduated from Harvard of Thursday, the Crimson said. Credit: Mary Bosch via Storyful