Campus protests fizzle while some graduations feature walk-outs, disruptions

Published May 13, 2024 2:42pm ET



The pro-Palestinian protests that caused unrest on college campuses across the country for weeks are fizzling out leading up to graduation exercises, but some ceremonies were still marred by agitators.

In the past two weeks, universities finally began to dismantle the unlawful encampments that had been spreading across their campuses, racing against the clock to clear them before families started showing up to celebrate graduation. While many of the protests dwindled, some ceremonies were still disrupted by small organized walk-outs, and at least one school suffered a larger-scale demonstration.

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