The University coordinated with Columbia Hillel on Public Safety preparations for their event with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, including with respect to any campus protest activity and to minimize potential disruptions to academic activities. The event was well attended and took place without disruption or interference. We understand groups from outside our Columbia community also protested in public spaces outside the University’s gates, which the NYPD was responsible for managing. As always, we monitored to ensure activity on our campus was safe and complied with our rules and policies, including the immediate enforcement of policies to prevent discrimination or the targeting of our community members in any form.
