U-M commencement disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

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Students disrupt U-M commencement with pro-Palestinian protest

University of Michigan students interrupted commencement with a pro-Palestinian protest Saturday.

The Saturday commencement began at 10 a.m. at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. During the university's commencement livestream, a disruption can be heard while U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro delivered remarks.

Del Toro paused twice during the protest and acknowledged the importance of free speech and peaceful protests as American values during his remarks.

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Meanwhile, at Wayne State University, officials on Friday defended the actions of campus police who made one arrest after removing protesters accused of disrupting a Board of Governors meeting attended by the university president.

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