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