Columbia University has canceled in-person classes and police have arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions on college campuses across the country continues to grow over the war in the Middle East. The moves at the two Ivy League schools came hours hours before the Jewish holiday of Passover was set to begin Monday evening.
Columbia University canceled in-person classes Monday and police arrested several dozen protesters at Yale University as tensions on college campuses across the country continues to grow over the war in the Middle East .
Police officers arrested about 45 protesters at Yale in Connecticut and charged them with misdemeanor trespassing, said Officer Christian Bruckhart, a spokesperson for New Haven police. All were being released on promises to appear in court, he said.Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a note addressed to the school community Monday that she was “deeply saddened” by what was happening on the campus.
She said faculty and staff should work remotely where possible and that students who didn’t live on campus should stay away.London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark concerns about the safety of JewsShafik said there was a terrible conflict raging in the Middle East and she understood that many were experiencing deep moral distress.
New Haven General News CT State Wire NY State Wire N U.S. News Colombia Colleges And Universities A Education Protests And Demonstrations
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bond investors stuck in uncertain middle on threat of wider Middle East conflictBond investors stuck in uncertain middle on threat of wider Middle East conflict
Read more »
Yale launches its first retrofit smart lock — the Yale Approach with Wi-FiThe Yale Approach is a $130 smart lock that works with a Bluetooth keypad and a Wi-Fi module. A Matter-over-Thread upgrade is coming later this year.
Read more »
Students will hear from Ivies Thursday. Will demographics change since the Supreme Court ruling against race-conscious admissions?Penn, Princeton, Brown, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth and Cornell will announce their decisions.
Read more »
Harvard applications drop 5% after year of turmoil on the Ivy League campusOther Ivy League universities reported an increase in applications this year, including Yale and Columbia.
Read more »
Nissan’s “The Arc” Business Plan Includes Indian, Middle East, Aussie SUVs And PickupThe company will launch 16 new electrified and 14 new ICE vehicles globally over the next two years
Read more »
Middle East conflict live updates: Netanyahu echoes plan for Rafah offensive in meeting with hostage familiesDuring a meeting with the families of kidnapped soldiers, the prime minister repeated that Israel was preparing to send troops into the southern Gaza city.
Read more »