According to a Fox News report, Columbia University will cancel its campus-wide commencement event in favor of smaller events due to the chance of violence from antisemitic mobs.
“Our Deans and other colleagues who work directly with our students have been discussing plans with student leaders, and, most importantly, listening. Based on their feedback, we have decided to make the centerpiece of our Commencement activities our Class Days and school-level ceremonies, where students are honored individually alongside their peers, rather than the University-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15,” Columbia said in a statement.
“Our students emphasized that these smaller-scale, school-based celebrations are most meaningful to them and their families,” it continued. “As a result, we will focus our resources on those school ceremonies and on keeping them safe, respectful, and running smoothly.”
More than 100 arrests have been made on Columbia’s campus. Many arrested were reportedly “outside agitators” who do not attend the school or teach there.
“These past few weeks have been incredibly difficult for our community. Just as we are focused on making our graduation experience truly special, we continue to solicit student feedback and are looking at the possibility of a festive event on May 15 to take the place of the large, formal ceremony,” Columbia also said.
JUST IN: Columbia cancels its university-wide commencement ceremony for a series of smaller events ‘where students are honored individually alongside their peers’
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