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More than 400 protesters were arrested yesterday, most of them at Columbia University and City College of New York. More widely, more than 1,500 people have been arrested on college and university campuses since April 18 as schools prepare for spring commencement ceremonies.

Approximately 300 people were arrested by the New York Police Department on the Columbia University and City College campuses. New York Mayor Eric Adams said the entry at Hamilton Hall in Columbia was led by people "who are not affiliated with the university." Those arrested are facing charges from trespassing to criminal mischief.  Final exams begin Friday and deadlines for submission of grades for graduates has been moved from May 10 to May 13.

On April 22, 133 individuals were arrested at NYU's Gould Plaza on campus and 65 were current students, faculty and staff, the university said in a news release earlier today.

The New York Police Department arrested individuals Wednesday afternoon after dispersing a protest encampment on the campus of Fordham University Lincoln Center, the NYPD said in a social media post.

Hours after authorizing police to force out a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, the leader of the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced that “illegal activity has been resolved,” with about 30 protesters cited. The encampment at the Madison campus violated school policy and state law.

At Tulane university, 14 people were arrested at the campus, and the encampment there has now been removed. 

The Emory Police Department (EPD) arrested a convicted felon, who had crossed state lines to come to the university’s campus amid protests, according to a release from Emory University.

California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, in Arcata announced it will hold a modified in-person commencement on May 11 after law enforcement regained control of two buildings early Tuesday following a multi-day occupation that prompted a campus lockdown.

Police and supporting law enforcement agencies dispersed an on-campus protest at University of South Florida, with 10 people taken into custody.  Police found that one of those arrested was carrying a concealed firearm.

The University of Georgia Police Department arrested 16 people during a pro-Palestine protest. About half of those arrested were students, with the others listed as "visitors."  All were charged with criminal trespassing.