Several student groups at Stanford’s 135th Commencement walk out during Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s speech, according to reports. Coverage describes the walkout as occurring while Pichai is addressing graduates, with multiple outlets citing that students leave the venue during parts of his remarks. The reports do not uniformly describe the specific demands or spokesperson statements, but they consistently frame the incident as a protest by students during the graduation event.
One report also places the ceremony in context, noting that more than 20,000 people attended Stanford’s 135th Commencement, including about 3,600 students. Pichai is the featured speaker, and the walkout is reported as part of the event’s proceedings rather than a separate incident.
Overall, sources agree on the timing (during Pichai’s commencement speech), the participants (Stanford students, including graduates), and the basic scale of the ceremony attendance, while differing in how much detail is provided about the protest’s specific cause.
