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Columbia Ditches University-Wide Commencement Ceremony Amid Gaza Protests

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The university said the past few weeks have been “incredibly difficult for our community.”

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Columbia University has canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony after campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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