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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    One statement does not contradict the other. Learning and education are not gatekept by a school. That is the point I made. Widen your view for a moment and maybe understand that a person can learn anywhere. The means to do so exist outside the hallowed halls of academia.

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      Learning and education are not gatekept by a school.

      They are when it’s medical school.

      Widen your view for a moment and maybe understand that a person can learn anywhere.

      Not if they legally want to practice as a doctor.

      The means to do so exist outside the hallowed halls of academia.

      Not if you wish to legally practice medicine.

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        1 month ago

        Anything outside of a select few professions can be learned outside of a campus with fresher material.

        I can’t help but notice your… selection… seems to align with something I already covered. It really is a shame they dropped language arts from grade school curriculum.

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        To drill into this further - while there is a barrier to practice: that does not mean you cannot learn anything about the medical field while outside academia.

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          Yes, and then you keep contradicting that by saying things like “Learning and education are not gatekept by a school” and “Widen your view for a moment and maybe understand that a person can learn anywhere. The means to do so exist outside the hallowed halls of academia.”

          It’s not my fault you can’t make up your mind.