Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during recent pro-Palestinian protests. Under a settlement filed on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, the Ivy League school will through year end offer round-the-clock "walking escorts" across campus, and appoint a "Safe Passage Liaison" to address student concerns over protests. In addition, students unable to finish exams or key assignments because of protests can seek accommodations. The university also pledged "a continued commitment to the academic tradition of free thought and open debate." University President Minouche Shafik has pledged to make Columbia "safe for everyone." Tuesday's settlement resolves a proposed class action filed by a female Jewish student known as C.S. She said Columbia's decision to let students take classes online in response to the protests showed that the school had become too dangerous for Jewish students to receive the education they were promised.
Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests
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