NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University’s main campus will switch to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester amid protests over Israel’s war with Hamas that have roiled colleges across the U.S., officials announced.
“Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our students’ learning and all the required academic operations,” the Ivy League university’s provost, Angela V. Olinto, and chief operating officer, Cas Holloway, said in a statement late Monday.
The move came after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had camped out on Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus were arrested last week.
Students have protested Israel’s war in Gaza at many campuses in recent weeks, including at New York University a few miles south of Columbia, where an encampment swelled to hundreds of protesters and police began to make arrests Monday night.
Trump to meet with senior Japanese official after court session Tuesday in hush money trial
WHO warns of persistent threats from COVID
Food for Gaza plan unveiled in Italy to coordinate int'l humanitarian aid
Over 800 officials from U.S., Britain, Europe unite to protest Israel policies
Beyoncé wows her fans while offering a rare glimpse at her stunning natural hair
UN asks Houthis to reconsider order to expel U.S., British nationals
Nicolai Hojgaard goes from late third
Attacker shot dead after fatally stabbing Israeli soldier
United Methodists open first top
Africa Energy Indaba highlights prospects of South Africa
Khloe Kardashian shares sweet photo of 'mini
U.S. artists voice concerns over situation in Gaza amid anti