Columbia University agrees to do more to protect students in settlement with Jewish student

VideoshowsaColumbiaUniversitystudent’smicrophonebegintoglitchasshebeginsananti-IsraelrantduringacommencementceremonyonTuesday. ColumbiaUniversityreachedasettlementwithaJewishstudentonTuesday,resultingintheIvyLeagueschool’sagreementtotakeadditionalstepstomakeitsstudentsfeelsafeoncampus. Theanonymousstudentallegedharassmentandintimidation“fromanextremeelementwithintheon-campusGazawarprotestshadforcedJewish(andother)studentsoffColumbia’scampus,”thestudent’slegalteamsaid. Thelawsuit,filedonApril29,saidColumbiashiftedto“hybrid”learning,meaningJewishstudentswhowereunsafeoncampusstayedhome“whileextremedemonstratorswereallowedthefulluseofuniversitygrounds,”thelegalteamsaid. “Wearepleasedwe’vebeenabletocometoaresolutionandremaincommittedtoournumberonepriority:thesafetyofourcampussothatallofourstudentscansuccessfullypursuetheireducationan