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Dear Hunter Community, We have been informed that a protest is anticipated to take place outside of the College's 68th Street campus this afternoon, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Out of an abundance of caution, all classes scheduled to begin after 3:00 p.m. today, Monday, May 6, will be moved to remote instruction. Faculty will contact students regarding the format. The campus will close at 3:00 p.m. and reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, May 7, for normal operations. We urge all members of the Hunter community to avoid the area.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
Reconstructed from reporting in The Hunter Envoy and CBS New York describing Hunter College's email to the community shifting classes online after 3 PM EDT on May 6, 2024
The decision was preemptive — protesters had publicized Hunter as the staging ground for the citywide 'Day of Rage' march to the Met Gala
The 68th Street campus is Hunter's main campus on Manhattan's Upper East Side, roughly 14 blocks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art where the Met Gala was held