Columbia cancels universitywide commencement ceremony after weeks of protests on campus

Columbia University axes graduation ceremony as US colleges counter Gaza protests

NEW YORK: Columbia University, the epicentre of US student protests against the war in Gaza, on Monday (May 6) cancelled its main graduation ceremony, as colleges seek to contain the demonstrations that have rocked campuses for weeks. But the move has failed to stem anger over US support of Israel ami

Columbia University Cancels Commencement Amid Protests

Columbia University canceled its commencement ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have shaken the campus, despite the fact that other universities have held their ceremonies with few disruptions. What do you think?Read more...

Columbia University cancels main commencement ceremony after protests

Columbia University on Monday canceled its main, university-wide commencement ceremony scheduled for May 15 in favor of smaller, school-based events, a decision that follows weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the Ivy League school. "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-…

Student protests over Gaza continue at UO, Willamette University

The dramatic occupation of a library at Portland State University ended last week when police swept into the building and arrested demonstrators, but that doesn’t mean protests on university campuses in Oregon came to an end.About 20 student protesters at Willamette University in Salem have occupied the school’s Mark O. Hatfield Library since Saturday, following a smaller occupation of a different building on campus Friday.The Willamette chapter…

Columbia Cancels Commencement After Reporters Get Trapped in ‘Frozen Zone’

Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter for THE CITY,  joins hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel to discuss what it’s been like reporting on the NYPD from inside the “frozen zone” it established inside and around the Columbia campus, the NYPD’s wild new messaging machine that’s pumping out  flashy action videos and angry tweets while reporters are stuck glimpsing the action through a glass darkly, and much more. That includes the City Council’s attempt…

Dozens Held in Pro-Palestinian Protest in UCLA Parking Lot

Dozens were detained by police during a pro-Palestine demonstration in a parking lot on UCLA’s campus May 6. After police dismantled an encampment set up on UCLA’s campus last week, protesters returned in a demonstration in a campus parking lot. More than 40 protesters were taken into custody, local news outlet KTLA reported. Meanwhile, approximately 50 people gathered, also May 6, inside the school’s Moore Hall, staging a sit-in protest. Howeve…