Harvard flip-flops, allowing 11 pro-Palestinian protesters to receive diplomas

Published July 24, 2024 12:29pm ET



After initially withholding their degrees, Harvard University has capitulated to 11 of the 13 seniors who were blocked from receiving their diplomas after their involvement with a pro-Palestinian encampment that disrupted the university in the spring.

The Harvard Corporation’s decision to reverse course comes after the Harvard College Administrative Board decided to drop suspensions against five students involved with the protests and downgrade the disciplinary action of other students to probation.

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