Columbia cancels in-person classes as protests sprout on U.S. campuses


by Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— 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.

Baltimore Sun—Columbia cancels in-person classes as demonstrations sprout up on US campuses to protest Israel war. Columbia University has canceled in-person classes and police have arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions over the war in the Middle East continue to grow on U.S. college campus

TheBlaze—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...

The Independent—Columbia suspends in-person classes as arrests made and Jewish students report threats. What’s behind the protests?. Riot police stormed Yale University’s campus and arrested dozens on Monday