Protesters have formed a human chain outside Columbia University's Hamilton Hall

Taking over Hamilton Hall , Columbia students unfurl a banner that reads "Hind's Hall," in reference to Hind Rajab, a six-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces.Show more

Hundreds of students cheer as the banner is revealed, erupting into chants to "Free Palestine."

Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York,[6] is a private, Ivy League, research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States