Protesters at Columbia University
Protesters link arms outside Hamilton Hall barricading students inside the building at Columbia University, despite an order to disband the protest encampment supporting Palestinians or face suspension, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 30, 2024.
Columbia University’s Decision
Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of US campus protests against the war in Gaza, announced Monday that it has cancelled the main ceremony for graduating students next week. The Ivy League institution said it would “forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15” and hold a series of smaller events instead.
University Response
- The Ivy League institution decided to cancel the main graduation ceremony.
- It will hold a series of smaller events instead.
- The university is at the center of campus protests against the war in Gaza.
