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    Student protests caused mostly minor disruptions at several graduation ceremonies

    From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza.
    by Rebecca Rosman May 12, 2024 3 minutes
    Graduate students and demonstrators at the University of Texas at Austin protest the war in Gaza after walking out of commencement at the DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on May 11, 2024 in Austin.
    Updated May 12, 2024 at 4:54 PM ET

    Graduation ceremonies at a handful of universities across the country faced light disruptions over the weekend, as pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged walkouts, chants, and waved Palestinian flags during commencement speeches.

    At Duke University, crowds of students booed and walked out on commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld over his ongoing support for Israel. , dozens of graduates stood up from their seats inside Memorial Stadium Saturday morning with signs reading "Divest" — a for universities to get rid of their assets in companies that have investments in

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