A group of students left their seats when Seinfeld began, with at least one carrying a Palestinian flag.
The remaining crowd cheered for Seinfeld, chanting, Jerry!
at the start of his talk.
Jerry Seinfeld onstageGetty
He was given an honorary degree from Duke.
Reports indicate there were also scattered boos and shouts of Free Palestine heard.
Seinfeld did not touch on the Gaza conflict during his speech at Duke.
He told students to embrace hard work and what they love, according to WRAL News.
This is the golden path to victory in life.
Relationships, he added.
They all have a solid component of pure torture, and they are all 1,000% worth it.
The walkout was the only disruption to the commencement ceremony.
