Stop the volatile campus protests that are scaring students out of classrooms

Monday began peacefully enough at New York University, where I am a faculty member at the medical center.

In contrast to many other major universities, NYU lacks a central campus. When it comes to the volatile demonstrations here, at Columbia University and around the country, not having a central collecting place for encampments is actually an advantage. Many NYU students consider Washington Square Park their equivalent of a green, even though it is public property patrolled by the police.