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Columbia University Cancels Commencement Ceremony Amid Pro-Gaza Protests

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Columbia University has canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony scheduled for May 15, citing student feedback. Instead, the university will prioritize "Class Days" and school-level graduation ceremonies. This decision comes amidst ongoing protests against Israel's attack on Gaza, with students calling for a ceasefire and demanding their schools divest from companies with ties to Israel.

  1. US
    Columbia University
    1. We will focus our resources on those school ceremonies and on keeping them safe, respectful, and running smoothly. A great deal of effort is already underway to reach that goal.
    2. Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention on our Class Days and school-level graduation ceremonies, where students are honored individually alongside their peers, and to forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15.
    3. Our students emphasized that these smaller-scale, school-based celebrations are most meaningful to them and their families.
    4. These past few weeks have been incredibly difficult for our community.
  2. US
    Joe Biden
    Democratic Party
    1. Dissent is essential to democracy, but dissent must never lead to disorder or to denying the rights of others so students can finish the semester and their college education.
  3. US
    Chuck Schumer
    Democratic Party
    1. Protecting our nonprofit community spaces, like our synagogues, mosques, churches and more has unfortunately demanded more help at the federal level as the threats have increased.
    2. Last night's bomb threats targeting New York City synagogues created immense fear, but sadly, these threats are not a total shock given the rise in antisemitism that we have seen and the overall spike in threats to places of worship.

Pro-Palestinian Movements in the Ivy League

  1. Ben and Jerry's Co-Founder Detained for Participating in Senate Protest Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  2. Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in police
  3. US Releases Palestinian Student From Custody After Citizenship Interview Detention

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.The Guardian
  6. 6.DW News
  7. 7.CNA News
  8. 8.Haaretz
  9. 9.CTV News
  10. 10.Al Jazeera
  11. 11.Le Monde
  12. 12.Axios

perspectives

  1. 1.US under Donald Trump
  2. 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
  3. 3.Protests
  4. 4.Freedom of Speech
  5. 5.Antisemitism

countries

  1. 1.CanadaCA
  2. 2.GermanyDE
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.IsraelIL
  6. 6.Palestine, State ofPS
  7. 7.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Columbia UniversityUS
  2. 2.HamasPS
  3. 3.New York Police DepartmentUS
  4. 4.UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
  5. 5.University of California, Los AngelesUS
  6. 6.White HouseUS
  7. 7.Anti-Defamation LeagueUS
  8. 8.California State Polytechnic University
  9. 9.Costume Institute
  10. 10.Council on American-Islamic RelationsUS
  11. 11.Democratic PartyUS
  12. 12.George Washington University

persons

  1. 1.Joe BidenUS
  2. 2.Ally Woodward
  3. 3.Amr Shabaik
  4. 4.Ari Nahman
  5. 5.Charles Issawi
  6. 6.Chuck SchumerUS
  7. 7.Donald TrumpUS
  8. 8.Eric AdamsUS
  9. 9.François LegaultCA
  10. 10.Gene Block
  11. 11.Jan EgelandNO
  12. 12.JC Hurewitz

technicals

  1. 1.Black Lives Matter
  2. 2.Met Gala