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

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. Additional ceremonies are planned for the rest of the week, with the bulk of the individual school events planned on Friday. The traditional main stage ceremony, which had been scheduled for Friday and annually attracts more than 60,000 people to Alumni Park, was scrubbed last month amid campus unrest. In its place, the university will hold a “Trojan Family Graduate Celebration” at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. University officials said the event will include “drone shows, fireworks, surprise performances, the Trojan Marching Band, and a special gift just for the Class of 2024.”...