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Columbia cancels universitywide commencement ceremony after weeks of protests on campus

Columbia University is cancelling its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024 due to campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Police arrested and charged 46 protesters at Columbia last week after barricading themselves inside Hamilton Hall.
Columbia announced the cancellation of its school-wide graduation ceremony scheduled for May 15, 2024, redirecting resources to smaller, safer ceremonies.

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BBC News

Columbia University cancels main graduation amid protests

The Ivy League school says it will hold smaller celebrations to focus on "keeping them safe".

13 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Columbia University cancels commencement ceremony following student protests

School announced it will switch to smaller celebrations in its 19 colleges, almost three weeks after pro-Palestinian protests began

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Columbia University cancels main commencement after protests that roiled campus for weeks

Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the university announced Monday.

13 days ago·Canada

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The Independent

Columbia University cancels commencement ceremony after Gaza protests rock campus

Columbia has cancelled its commencement ceremony on 15 May for smaller celebrations, citing ‘security concerns’ as one of the main reasons

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Columbia University Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony Over Gaza Protests

Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of US campus protests against the war in Gaza, announced Monday that it has cancelled the main ceremony for graduating students next week. The Ivy League institution said it would "forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15" and hold a series of smaller events instead.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a synd…

13 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology broke through fencing to retake the area, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony

13 days ago·United States

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