Google CEO Sundar Pichai Booed, Students Walk Out At Stanford Graduation Ceremony

Around 200 students at Stanford University staged a protest during the university's 2026 graduation ceremony as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage. As Pichai was introduced, the students stood up from their seats, waved Palestinian flags, blew whistles, and chanted slogans in protest. Many were also seen wearing keffiyehs, a traditional scarf, as support for Palestinians. Videos from the ceremony showed students leaving the stadium in their graduation gowns and caps. Some could also be heard booing as they walked out, while Pichai, a Stanford alumnus, continued delivering his speech. "I must warn you all, this is only the second commencement speech that I have ever given. The first was literally in my backyard," Pichai can be heard saying.