Columbia University moves to hybrid classes through end of semester due to tense pro-Palestinian protests

By Annabella Rosciglione

Published April 23, 2024 10:19am ET

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Columbia University moves to hybrid classes through end of semester due to tense pro-Palestinian protests — A sign sits erected at the pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at Columbia University in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024. U.S. colleges and universities are preparing for end-of-year commencement ceremonies with a unique challenge: providing safety for graduates while honoring the free speech rights of students involved in protests over the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Most classes at Columbia University will move to a hybrid model through the end of the semester due to tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.

Classes were moved to a virtual format Monday following hundreds of arrests and campus unrest. The university faces its seventh day of clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters during the Jewish holiday of Passover.

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