Columbia cancels in-person classes as demonstrations sprout up on US
campuses to protest Israel war
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Columbia cancels in-person classes as protests sprout on U.S. campuses
Columbia University canceled in-person classes today and new demonstrations broke out on other U.S. college campuses as tensions continue to grow over Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Columbia University cancels in-person classes for remainder of semester after pro-Hamas protesters take over campus
Columbia University recently announced that it will no longer hold in-person classes at its main campus for the remainder of the school semester due to the unruly pro-Hamas activists who have taken over the property.Provost Angela Olinto wrote a notice to students and faculty Monday evening explaining that the university's Morningside main campus will switch all courses to "hybrid — classroom technology permitting — until the end of each school's Spring 2024 semester."She noted a "carveout" for...
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Columbia bars Jewish, pro-Israel professor from campus where pro-Hamas students have taken over — cancels in-person classes
Columbia University has reportedly barred an Israel-born, Jewish professor from entering the Ivy League’s main campus, where pro-Hamas students have taken over, the New York Post reported.Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, has been an outspoken supporter of Israel and called for “a PEACEFUL sit in at Columbia’s declared ‘Liberation Zone’” on Monday morning amid the ongoing protests at the New York university.Anti-Israel students set up an encampment on the lawn at...