Columbia University will offer students the option of attending classes remotely for the last few days of the semester, a reflection of how days of tumult have unsettled the campus.
After the arrests of more than 100 student protesters last week, student activists were undeterred, setting up a large new encampment on the university’s lawn.
And crowds of protesters, unaffiliated with the school, descended on Columbia, at times harassing Jewish students or shouting antisemitic comments outside the school gates.
“Safety is our highest priority,” the university’s provost, Angela V. Olinto, said in an email on Monday night, announcing the new hybrid classes.
The school’s decision means that the campus could seem relatively quiet during what is typically a bustling final week of the semester — save for the protesters.
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