Columbia University IT system outage being investigated by NYPD
"This morning, Columbia University IT systems experienced an outage affecting systems on our Morningside campus. Our IT team has been working to restore services as quickly as possible, and we have notified law enforcement," a Columbia University spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the outage did not impact clinical operations at Columbia University's Irving Medical Center.
The Columbia University Spectator reported the outage began at around 7 a.m. and left students unable to log into the campus email platform, or use the service where professors post assignments for students.
Check back for more on this developing story.
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