The board of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, a brand owned by Unilever , said that the pro-Palestinian protests sweeping U.S. college campuses and graduation ceremonies are "essential" to democracy.

Anti-Israel campus protests across the country over the past month have caused many students at top institutions to see antisemitism as a problem at their schools, according to a new survey. A poll from U.

Some demonstrations extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to the encampments and rallies that have roiled U.S. campuses. At Duke University, dozens left their seats to protest pro-Israel speaker and comedian Jerry Seinfeld.