Commencement ceremonies for individual schools will proceed as planned. A university official told NBC News security concerns were the primary reason for the shift.
"Our students emphasized that these smaller-scale, school-based celebrations are most meaningful to them and their families. They are eager to cross the stage to applause and family pride and hear from their school’s invited guest speakers," the university said Monday."As a result, we will focus our resources on those school ceremonies and on keeping them safe, respectful, and running smoothly.
The ceremonies will be relocated from Morningside Heights' encampment-damaged front lawn. Most will be hosted at Columbia’s Baker Athletics Complex. See the full revised schedule below. Tickets are still required."These past few weeks have been incredibly difficult for our community.
An estimated 15,000 students were planning to graduate in separate outdoor ceremonies May 15. Commencement at the Ivy League school is a venerable tradition dating to 1758, when the school was known as King’s College.Protests at Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus erupted April 17 when students pitched about 50 tents while demanding a cease-fire in Gaza and insisting the university divest from companies that they say could be profiting from the war.
11:45 a.m. – The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Undergraduate Ceremony | Baker Athletics Complex9:30 a.m. – Columbia College | Baker Athletics Complex10:00 a.m. – Physical Therapy | Alumni Auditorium, CUIMC4:00 p.m. – Mailman School of Public Health | The Armory2:00 p.m. – Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons | The Armory10:00 a.m. – Occupational Therapy | Alumni Auditorium, CUIMC2:00 p.m.
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