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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 the campus’ arts and practice-based programs, noting that those courses would be “in-person with generous accommodations supported by school deans and staff.”

The university’s Medical Center and Manhattanville campuses will continue to hold in-person courses, but it will “grant accommodations based on religious reasons.”

“All faculty whose classrooms are located on the main Morningside campus and equipped with hybrid capabilities should…

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