Pro-Palestinian protester encampments on college campuses across the country are threatening graduation ceremonies for the class of 2024, as many of the demonstrations are located at graduation sites and causing safety concerns for attending families.
Protests have swept the nation in the past two weeks, starting largely with Columbia University and spreading to colleges nationwide in “solidarity.” Hundreds of students and other activists have been arrested in connection to the encampments.
“I know that many of our Jewish students, and other students as well, have found the atmosphere intolerable in recent weeks,” Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a message Monday to the school community. “Many have left campus, and that is a tragedy. To those students and their families, I want to say to you clearly: You are a valued part of the
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