Officers break up encampments at USC and Virginia; Vermont and Dickinson cancel speakers. Last week’s intense tumult over the war in Gaza quieted a bit over the weekend, as numerous colleges and universities shifted into commencement mode and kept a tight rein on their physical campuses to try to minimize the opportunity for conflict. Not every place succeeded. Several institutions the Universities of Virginia and of Southern California, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago called in reinforcements from law enforcement to break up protest encampments they declared to violate their policies or local laws.
At UVM, a fraught school year ends in protest over destruction in Gaza vtdigger.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vtdigger.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will not give UVM graduation speech vermontbiz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vermontbiz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who drew the ire of pro-Palestine activists, will not speak as planned at the University of Vermont's.