On a day that students and their families typically reserve for pomp and circumstance, some Virginia Commonwealth University graduates instead marked it with protests and dissent.
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A VCU graduate wearing a keffiyeh walks down the aisle during commencement at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Saturday. Some graduates marked the day with protests and dissent.
A VCU graduate is escorted out of the Greater Richmond Convention Center during Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s keynote address on May 11. “You’re not welcome,” dozens of graduates chanted in regard to the governor as they marched down West Leigh Street in Jackson Ward.
Sereen Haddad speaks to VCU students and demonstrators at Abner Clay Park after graduates walked out during Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s commencement speech.
Gallery: Protesters and police clash on VCU campus
VCU police officers line up after arriving at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of the James Branch Cabell Library, intending to clear the protestors from Monroe Park.
A member of Studio Two Three screens prints posters that say “free Palestine” in front of the James Branch Cabell Library on Monday.
VCU students watch out of the window of the James Branch Cabell Library while police and demonstrators face-off during a pro-Palestinian demonstration Monday.
VCU students demonstrating in support of Palestine are reflected in the window of the James Branch Cabell Library on Monday.
VCU police make an arrest during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of the James Branch Cabell Library on Monday. There were 13 people arrested at the protest, including six VCU students.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators stand behind a makeshift barrier in front of James Branch Cabell Library on VCU’s campus, Monday, April 29, 2024.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators and Virginia State Police officers face off in front of James Branch Cabell Library at VCU.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators and Virginia State Police officers clash in front of James Branch Cabell Library on Monday. Police arrived at the protest around 8:30 p.m. to clear the encampment.
A pro-Palestine demonstrator yells in front of James Branch Cabell Library on Monday. Protestors were chanting things like "free, free Palestine" to share their message.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators sit on the ground in front of a line of VCU Police officers in front of James Branch Cabell Library on Monday. Protestors intended to stay at the encampment despite police request for leaving.
Richmond resident Maddie, washes chemical agents out of her eyes during a pro-Palestine demonstration in front of James Branch Cabell Library on VCU’s campus Monday.
Student organizer Sereen Haddad holds a bull horn during a pro-Palestine demonstration in front of James Branch Cabell Library on Monday. Haddad has been very active in organizing pro-Palestine protests since the war started.
