Duke University Students Walk out Ahead of Jerry Seinfeld's Commencement Speech

Graduates staged a walkout at the Duke University commencement ceremony in Durham, North Carolina, on May 12, just before comedian Jerry Seinfeld was due to speak. Video recorded by S. Norman shows graduates walking out as a mix of booing and cheering at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium is heard. A number of the graduates who walked out were seen holding Palestinian flags. Seinfeld, whose children attended Duke, gave a speech and received an https://twitter.com/DukeU/status/1788954731907321903 honorary degree , according to https://www.wral.com/story/just-swing-the-bat-and-pray-seinfeld-shares-3-keys-to-life-with-nearly-7-000-graduating-duke-students/21427341/ local reports . (Footage by S. Norman/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)