Columbia deans allowing pass/fail status for up to two classes during spring anti-Israel protests

Columbia College Dean Josef Sorett and General Studies Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch announced through an email on Sunday that Columbia College and School of General Studies students will be able to elect to pass/D/fail for up to two classes for spring 2024, the Columbia Spectator reported.

The university has been rocked with anti-Israel protests for two weeks, with protest encampments, NYPD infiltrations and 112 people arrested just on Tuesday night at the university.

A pass/fail status for a class means that a students could wish to pass a specific class without having a major impact on their grade point average, but giving them passing credit hours toward graduation. A student wishing for a better GPA for grad school purposes could surpass the pass/fail option.