The
City
College
of
New
York,
part
of
the
CUNY
system,
is
moving
to
remote
learning
starting
Wednesday
following
continued
protests
and
the
development
of
an
encampment
on
the
college’s
campus,
school
officials
said.
“As
of
tomorrow,
May
1,
2024,
and
until
further
notice, all
City
College
classes
will
be
held
remotely and
all
College
functions
will
move
online,”
a
notice
on
the
school’s
website
Tuesday
said.
“Campus
buildings
will
be
closed
to
everyone
except
essential
personnel,
as
defined
by
supervisors
in
each
area.”
City
College’s
president,
Vincent
Boudreau,
posted
a
letter
to
the
school
community
earlier
Tuesday
announcing
the
decision
to
go
remote.
“This
is
obviously
a
wrenching
moment
for
the
CCNY
community
and
for
me
personally,”
Boudreau
said
in
the
letter.
“I
know
that
you
all
join
me
in
the
fervent
hope
that
this
encampment
can
be
brought
to
a
peaceful
conclusion.”
NYPD
officers
entered
the
campus
in
large
numbers
late
Tuesday
night
after
receiving
a
request
for
assistance
from
City
College
to
help
clear
the
encampment
of
protesters.
NYPD
Deputy
Commissioner
Kaz
Daughtry
posted
a
video
on
social
media
as
officers
appear
to
remove
a
Palestinian
flag
from
a
flagpole
at
City
College
and
replace
it
with
a
United
States
flag.
The
NYPD
is
expected
to
hold
a
news
conference
Wednesday
morning
to
provide
an
update
on
the
operation.
Read
City
College
president’s
full
letter
to
the
school
community
“Dear
Members
of
the
City
College
Campus
Community,
I’m
writing
to
update
you
on
recent
events
on
campus
and
to
provide
you
with
some
guidance
about
tomorrow.
As
you
likely
know
by
now,
there
is
an
encampment
of
demonstrators
on
our
quad,
and
it
is
posing
significant
difficulties
for
us.
Throughout
our
history,
inclusive
of
these
last
few
months,
we
have
respected
the
right
to
protest
and
the
values
of
academic
and
speech
freedom.
Events
since
October
have
put
those
commitments
to
the
test,
but
we
have
endeavored
to
reconcile
the
tensions
that
often
exist
between
supporting
free
speech
and
tending
to
the
safety
and
well-being
of
our
entire
community.
This
encampment,
however,
poses
significantly
different
and
heightened
challenges.
Most
importantly,
this
is
not
primarily
a
CCNY
demonstration,
and
perhaps
not
primarily
a
CUNY
demonstration.
The
significant
inclusion
of
un-affiliated
external
individuals
means
that
we
don’t
have
established
connections
to
them.
Specifically,
this
demonstration
has
been
more
contentious
and
violent
than
anything
we’ve
seen
on
campus
before.
Today,
we
distributed
a
letter
to
members
of
the
encampment
detailing
specific
examples
of
threats
to
the
safety
of
people
within
and
outside
the
encampment,
so
that
all
of
them
understand
the
full
scope
of
the
activity.
We
also
want
all
of
them,
and
those
of
you
reading
this
note,
to
understand
that
in
no
way
does
our
response
to
this
particular
and
extraordinary
threat
overwrite
our
more
fundamental
commitments
to
free
speech,
academic
freedom,
or
the
right
to
peacefully
protest
that
comply
with
CCNY
and
CUNY
regulations.
But,
in
view
of
these
developments,
we
are
instructing
the
demonstrators
encamped
on
our
quad
to
dismantle
their
encampment
and
restrict
their
future
activities
to
those
permitted
under
CUNY
guidelines
for
assembly,
free
speech
and
protest.
Given
the
situation,
we
are
moving
all
Wednesday
classes
and
work
to
remote,
remaining
remote
until
conditions
permit
a
return
to
normal
business
operations.
We
are
also
urging
all
members
of
our
community
to
stay
away
from
campus.
Essential
staff
members
will
receive
more
specific
information
on
whether
and
how
to
report
to
the
campus.
If
for
some
reason
it
is
essential
that
you
come
to
campus,
make
sure
you
bring
your
CCNY
ID
and
that
people
know
of
your
plans—supervisors,
deans,
etc.
In
addition,
a
second
guidance
is
forthcoming
that
will
detail,
with
specifics,
how
to
re-establish
your
remote
access
across
academic
and
business
units,
including
guidance
for
students.
The
situation
on
campus
is
very
fluid
and
we
will
endeavor
to
keep
you
updated.
This
is
obviously
a
wrenching
moment
for
the
CCNY
community
and
for
me
personally.
I
know
that
you
all
join
me
in
the
fervent
hope
that
this
encampment
can
be
brought
to
a
peaceful
conclusion.
Sincerely,
Vince
Boudreau
President“