NOW: Columbia University faculty link arms and form a wall in front of the entrance to the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ as hundreds of students encircle the both lawns

Students remaining in the encampment were told they could face disciplinary action after 2PM pic.twitter.com/C1XRgHzs8b

— katie smith (@probablyreadit) April 29, 2024

My office was right by the encampment, and I cannot understand how it interferes with exams. It’s that little red circle.

Not a single notable the protest in the history of modern protest would meet the requirements of “acceptable” protest from many past free speech advocates. https://t.co/KQ99Ozv4LU pic.twitter.com/TLxNwaBwTg

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) April 29, 2024

The New Republic reports:

Columbia University has a message for the pro-Palestine student protesters: cut it out or get suspended.

After nearly two weeks of national attention on Columbia University’s student-led protest encampments calling on the university to divest from weapons manufacturers and other companies associated with Israel’s war on Gaza, university officials’ declared Monday they won’t won’t commit to any real policy changes.

The university told student protesters they must leave the campus by 2 p.m. Monday or else “be suspended pending further investigation” and prohibited from completing the spring semester.

That threat achieved exactly nothing. [Continue reading…]

DISCLOSE! DIVEST! WE WILL NOT STOP, WE WILL NOT REST!! ❤️‍🔥
Hundreds of Columbia University students are gathered for an emergency rally to protect the Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
We will continue until our demands are met. We will not be intimidated. #cu4Palestine pic.twitter.com/QNPeDhuVcq

— Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (@ColumbiaSJP) April 29, 2024