University commencement season in New York City starts on Friday, in a climate that is anything but normal.
Turmoil over protests related to the Israel-Hamas war is seemingly everywhere.
At N.Y.U., dozens of graduate student workers are threatening to withhold grades if the university does not remove police officers from campus.
At the Fashion Institute of Technology, the police made more than 50 arrests on Tuesday after breaking up a pro-Palestinian student encampment there.
At City College, Fordham University, The New School and Columbia, the police have made arrests after being called in by administrators to clear out pro-Palestinian student encampments and end other demonstrations.
Organizations:
Fashion Institute of Technology, City College, Fordham University, The New School and Columbia
Locations:
New York City, Israel, N.Y.U