For the remainder of the semester, Columbia University will be moving all classes and final exams to be remote due to the “evolving campus situation.” 

“In order to address the concerns of our members in an evolving campus environment, all academic activities for schools on the Morningside Heights campus will be fully remote for the remainder of the semester (with carve-outs noted below),” Provost Angela Olinto said. 

The announcement comes after pro-Palestinian protesters seized Hamilton Hall for nearly 20 hours. On Tuesday night, New York Police Department officers stormed the building at the request of the university and arrested 300 individuals. 

“This is a challenging time for all of us committed to our central mission of teaching and research,” Olinto said. “Implementing these accommodations may require additional effort from you but will benefit our students in these difficult times as they strive to finish the semester achieving their full potential.”

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The provost is urging professors to provide accommodations in their final exams, suggesting they give students the option of doing “a take-home final, modifying the final’s weight, adjusting the grading policy such that the final exam does not negatively impact the final grade (i.e. a no-harm final), making the final exam optional, or canceling the final exam.”

However, the university still plans to host its in-person commencement on May 15.