Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony on May 15 after weeks of anti-Israel protests on campus, officials at the Ivy League school said Monday.

Instead, the university is opting for “smaller-scale, school-based celebrations.”

“We have decided to make the centerpiece of our Commencement activities our Class Days and school-level ceremonies, where students are honored individually alongside their peers, rather than the University-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15,” the school said in an announcement.

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<figcaption>Students march and rally on Columbia University campus. <span class="credit">REUTERS</span></figcaption>

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Columbia cancels university-wide graduation ceremony after weeks of anti-Israel protests

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