After Pro-Palestinian Protests, USC to Begin Graduation Ceremonies Wednesday

After Pro-Palestinian Protests, USC to Begin Graduation Ceremonies Wednesday
The campus of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, in a file photo. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES—Four days of commencement celebrations will begin Wednesday, May 8, at USC following weeks of campus unrest and the arrest of 93 protesters who attempted to occupy Alumni Park, leading to the university’s cancellation of its annual main stage graduation ceremony.

Graduation celebrations will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday with a series of doctoral hooding ceremonies at various campus locations, along with a variety of other commencement activities throughout the day.

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