Students at Columbia University will have to switch to hybrid learning until the end of term due to the massive Gaza Camp protest against Israel raging on at the main campus on 116th St. and Broadway.

Students were told that hybrid learning will be in place, save for classes where it's not possible due to equipment required, until last day of classes on April 29.

The move comes after President Minouche Shafik cancelled all in-person classes on Monday to "deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps." Many have been calling for her resignation.

According to a statement from Provost Angela Olinto and Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway, all courses at the Morningside main campus, save for those in Arts/Practice-based programs, will be made hybrid, so long as classroom technology permits.

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