Hundreds of students streamed out of commencement at California’s Stanford University on Sunday as part of the spring wave of pro-Palestinian protests on American college campuses.

The students stood and exited at the beginning of a speech by outgoing university president Richard Saller, who read: “Don’t let your convictions shut out your ability to listen and learn.”

Videos verified by NBC News showed the commencement as students in black robes and Cardinal-red trim calmly marched away…