Weekend of Graduation Ceremonies Begins at California Universities Without Major War Protests

Weekend of Graduation Ceremonies Begins at California Universities Without Major War Protests
UCLA graduates sit in attendance at their commencement ceremony at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on June 14, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—A weekend of commencement ceremonies at a half-dozen California universities was underway Friday, June 14, with no immediate sign of the major campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that have led to clashes with police and numerous arrests.

Officials appealed for the graduates to be celebrated without disruptions at schools including the University of California’s campuses in Los Angeles and Santa Cruz, where major protests occurred in recent weeks.