All courses on the Morningside campus will be hybrid effective immediately, University Provost Angela Olinto announced in a Monday evening email to the Columbia community. Kelli Murray, executive vice president for strategy and chief administrative officer, announced that Barnard will remain in-person for the remainder of the semester.

Columbia’s move to hybrid learning comes four days after University President Minouche Shafik authorized the New York Police Department to sweep the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and nearly two days after Rabbi Elie Buechler, director of the Orthodox Union-Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus at Columbia/Barnard Hillel, wrote on Sunday morning in a group chat with over 290 students that they should stay home following reports of antisemitic incidents.

“Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our students’ learning and all the required academic operations,” Olinto wrote in her first email to the Columbia community since taking on the role on April 1. “It’s vital that teaching and learning continue during this time.”

“In line with Columbia’s announcement this evening, students should contact their professors for a remote option,” Murray wrote.

Columbia and Barnard classes were held remotely on Monday to “deescalate the rancor” and “give us all a chance to consider next steps,” according to an announcement by Shafik in an email to the Columbia community early Monday morning.

In her email, Olinto wrote that all classrooms “equipped with hybrid capabilities” should employ them for students opting to attend class virtually. For classrooms lacking hybrid capabilities, Olinto wrote that faculty should “hold classes remotely if there are student requests for virtual participation.”

“Arts/Practice-based programs” will remain “in-person with generous accommodations supported by school deans and staff,” Olinto wrote. Courses at the Columbia University Irvine Medical Center and Manhattanville campuses will also remain in-person, operating as usual with accommodations for “religious reasons or approved disability accommodations.”

Olinto added that “administrative officers and support staff who are able to work from home may do so.”