Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia, the university said in a statement, as U.S. campuses braced for more turmoil during graduation celebrations.
"Peaceful protests like this have taken place at U-M commencement ceremonies for decades," Mastony said in a statement.
Contrasting views over Israel's war in Gaza have erupted, sometimes violently, across U.S. campuses over the last couple of weeks.
Many of the schools, including Columbia University in New York City, have called in police to quell the protests.
Police have so far arrested over 2,000 protesters at colleges around the country.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Jim Ryan, Ann Arbor, Colleen Mastony, Mastony, Israel
Organizations:
University of Virginia, The University of Virginia, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Police, Palestinian, University of Michigan, Michigan, Columbia University, Police
Locations:
Charlottesville, Gaza, Israel, Ann, U.S, New York City