Columbia Professors Honor Arrested Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil by Canceling Classes, Replacing Midterms With ‘A’ Grades

The university’s provost pushed back on the effort, making clear that professors are required to hold all classes and exams in person.

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Mahmoud Khalil on the Columbia University campus at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. AP/Ted Shaffrey

In light of the arrest and detainment of anti-Israel student activist, Mahmoud Khalil, professors at Columbia are paying their respects by canceling in-person classes and even doling out classwide A grades in place of scheduled midterm exams. 

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