NYPD officers stand near the entrance of Columbia University on May 1, 2024.
NYPD officers near the entrance of Columbia University on Wednesday.
  • Columbia has canceled its main commencement event in the wake of campus protests.
  • The school said it'd focus on smaller ceremonies and relocate festivities away from the South Lawn.
  • Protests over Israel's war in Gaza led to dozens of arrests.

Columbia is canceling its main commencement event in the aftermath of protests against Israel's war in Gaza that roiled the campus and ended in dozens of arrests.