Columbia University announced on Monday that it will not hold a universitywide graduation ceremony after weeks of anti-Israel protests turned fiery last week.

The university announced it would hold other smaller ceremonies to honor graduating students but that the large commencement ceremony would be axed in favor of ensuring the security of the smaller events. Columbia was the epicenter of recent anti-Israel protests, culminating in the New York Police Department breaking up the encampment and taking back a university building protesters had forcefully taken last week.

“Based on their feedback, 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 university said in an announcement Monday morning.

“Our students emphasized that these smaller-scale, school-based celebrations are most meaningful to them and their families. They are eager to cross the stage to applause and family pride and hear from their school’s invited guest speakers. As a result, we will focus our resources on those school ceremonies and on keeping them safe, respectful, and running smoothly,” the announcement continued.

The university also said that ceremonies originally scheduled to be held on the south lawn of the school’s Morningside campus would be moved, with most being moved to the Baker Athletics Complex. The south lawn of the Morningside campus was where protesters had staged their encampment, which was cleared out last week.

Columbia left the door open for a possible “festive event” in lieu of the universitywide ceremony.

“These past few weeks have been incredibly difficult for our community. Just as we are focused on making our graduation experience truly special, we continue to solicit student feedback and are looking at the possibility of a festive event on May 15 to take the place of the large, formal ceremony,” Columbia said.

“We are eager to all come together for our graduates and celebrate our fellow Columbians as they, and we, look ahead to the future. We will share more in the coming days,” the university said.

Other universities have had to adjust their graduation festivities over safety and security concerns regarding anti-Israel protests.

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The University of Southern California in Los Angeles was one of the first to announce it would be canceling its main stage ceremony. Emory University announced on Monday that it would move its commencement ceremony off campus to the Gas South District.

During a graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan over the weekend, anti-Israel protesters briefly interrupted the event before being drowned out in boos and “USA” chants.