War in Gaza impacts university commencements nationwide
All across the country, university students are using commencement ceremonies as a platform to speak their mind about the events unfolding in Gaza. Other universities have seen their ceremonies moved or cancelled due to protests and safety concerns.
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Protesters gathered outside Carver-Hawkeye Arena as the College of Engineering commencement ceremony lets out, protesting the University’s ties to corporations supporting Israel Sunday, May 12, in Iowa City, Iowa.2/13
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Protesters gathered outside Carver-Hawkeye Arena as the College of Engineering commencement ceremony lets out, protesting the University’s ties to corporations supporting Israel Sunday, May 12, in Iowa City, Iowa.3/13
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More than 30 students left commencement, some chanting, "Free Palestine!," Sunday, May 12, in Piscataway.4/13
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More than 30 students left commencement, some chanting, "Free Palestine!," Sunday, May 12, in Piscataway.5/13
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Paul Shapiro, a Jewish astronomy professor, wears a stole featuring Palestinian flags during an interview after The University of Texas at Austin’s commencement ceremony at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 11, in Austin. Shapiro spontaneously attended an unannounced protest in solidarity with about 100 protesters, which included current and graduating students and faculty and staff that gathered to call for the University of Texas at Austin to divest from weapon manufacturers that supply arms to Israel.6/13
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Pro-Palestine protesters hold a rally after The University of Texas at Austin’s commencement ceremony at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 11, in Austin. About 100 protesters, which included current and graduating students and faculty and staff, gathered to call for the University of Texas at Austin to divest from weapon manufacturers that supply arms to Israel.7/13
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A graduate wears a cap protesting the UT's relationship with weapon manufacturers that work with Israel at The University of Texas at Austin’s commencement ceremony at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 11, in Austin.8/13
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Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside Arizona State University's undergraduate commencement on ASU's Tempe Campus on May 6.9/13
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Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside Arizona State University's undergraduate commencement on ASU's Tempe Campus on May 6.10/13
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Graduate Eamon Geraughty protests outside Arizona State University's commencement in a Pro-Palestine demonstration on ASU's Tempe Campus on May 6.11/13
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A student in a graduation cap and gown walks by the protest encampment Monday, May 6, Wisconsin - Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. Pro-Palestinian protesters have vowed to stay camped on Library Mall until their demands are met for UW-Madison to divest from companies with ties to Israel. There are over 50 tents on the mall. UW-Madison is holding their spring commencement ceremonies at Camp Randall Stadium and the Kohl Center on Saturday.12/13
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The flag of Palestine is flown over the stadium during Indiana University's 195th undergraduate commencement proceedings at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 4.13/13
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Protesters hold up signs during a Students for Socialism free Palestine protest while other UGA student take their graduation photos at the University of Georgia Arch on Wednesday, May 1. The Students for Socialism called for the charges against their fellow protesters who were arrested on Monday April 29, to dropped and for UGA to end all support of Israel.
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