Last day of classes at Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protest continues
With classes wrapping up and final exams set to start, many are wondering about how the protest will impact graduation. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
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With classes wrapping up and final exams set to start, many are wondering about how the protest will impact graduation. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
Columbia students are concerned the graduation ceremony could be moved or disrupted by protests.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations that started at Columbia University over Israel's handling of the war in Gaza have spread to colleges across the country, and at some universities, protesters have been dealt with aggressively. Police arrested over 100 demonstrators at Northeastern University in Boston Saturday. Michael George and Elise Preston have the latest.
College students are continuing to protest the Israel-Hamas war. At New York City's Columbia University, where an encampment of students first made headlines, tensions are high and negotiations between students and administrators are stalled.
Columbia University students remain camped out in protest on the school's main lawn, as negotiations continue between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and university administrators. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram has the latest from campus.
A group of pro-Israel demonstrators gathered outside Columbia University, where the student protesters' encampment remains in place. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the latest from campus.
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The school has given students a Friday deadline to clear their pro-Palestinian encampment from the main lawn. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports on the negotiations.
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Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments have been continuing at Columbia for seven days, and the protests have been growing in other places, like NYU. CBS New York's Jenn Bisram and Mahsa Saeidi reports.
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Several protesters were arrested when the NYPD broke up a pro-Palestinian protest Monday outside New York University. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the latest from campus in Lower Manhattan.
Protesters have been arrested at Columbia and Yale as they've refused to move, calling for a break from Israel.
Pro-Palestinian protests continued at Columbia University for the sixth day. A tent encampment that police previously removed, making more than 100 arrests, is once again up on the campus. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
NYPD leadership held a news conference Monday to discuss continuing pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
Classes at Columbia University will be remote Monday, as protests over the Israel-Hamas war enter their sixth day. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have reoccupied Columbia University's main lawn for a third day of protests in Upper Manhattan. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
More than 100 people have been arrested at Columbia University over the Israel-Hamas war and the school's response. Felipe Rodriguez, professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former NYPD Sergeant Detective joins CBS New York to discuss the police's response to the protests.
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