College students at Columbia College have been instructed that lessons have shifted to digital or hybrid amid ongoing safety concerns stemming from anti-Israel protests.
The brand new tips stated all programs on the Morningside important campus have moved to hybrid studying “until the end of each school’s Spring 2024 semester.”
“Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our students’ learning and all the required academic operations,” the varsity’s Provost Angela Olinto wrote in a press release launched early Tuesday morning. “It’s vital that teaching and learning continue during this time.”
The announcement comes amid continued antisemitic protests on the New York City campus and only a day after lessons had been made digital on Monday.
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Anti-Israel agitators collect on Columbia College’s campus in New York Metropolis on Monday, April 22, 2024. The college introduced that every one lessons can be held just about at this time in response to the continuing demonstrations on campus. (Peter Gerber)
The steering, signed in tandem with Chief Working Officer Cas Holloway, additionally impacts school and workers.
“All faculty whose classrooms are located on the main Morningside campus and equipped with hybrid capabilities should enable them to provide virtual learning options to students who need such a learning modality. Faculty in other classrooms or teaching spaces that do not have capabilities for offering hybrid options should hold classes remotely if there are student requests for virtual participation. If the class does not permit adapting to the remote offering format, we encourage faculty to provide other accommodations liberally to students who have requested support for virtual learning this week,” the steering continued.
Arts and Apply-based applications are scheduled to stay in-person with “generous accommodations supported by school deans and staff.”
Anti-Israel agitators collect on Columbia College’s campus in New York Metropolis on Monday, April 22, 2024. The college introduced that every one lessons can be held just about at this time in response to the continuing demonstrations on campus. (Peter Gerber)
Anti-Israel agitators assemble an encampment on Columbia College’s campus in New York Metropolis on Monday, April 22, 2024. The college introduced that every one lessons can be held just about at this time in response to the continuing demonstrations on campus. (Peter Gerber)
The Medical Heart and Manhattanville campuses are continuing with “in-person operation as usual, but granting accommodations based on religious reasons, or approved disability accommodations.”
The provost additionally advises administrative officers and help workers to make money working from home, if they’re in a position.
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It concludes, “We will continue to communicate further updates and appreciate your understanding.”
The steering comes amid days of protests at Columbia, the place anti-Israel agitators have fashioned an encampment on the campus, organising tents and refusing to go away. They’ve marched in and across the campus demanding the varsity lose affiliations with teams that help Israel amid its struggle with Hamas in Gaza, which has resulted in tens of hundreds of civilian deaths.
