Columbia University says it is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests. Smaller school-based ceremonies are still on for this week and next. Officials at the Ivy League school in New York City said in a statement Monday that it was going to “forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15” and instead focus on school-level graduation ceremonies. Campus protests have sprung up across the U.S. They stem from the conflict that started when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel in October. Protesters are calling on their schools to divest from companies that do business with Israel or otherwise contribute to the war effort. Read moreColumbia University cancels main commencement after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests