Students agree to take down tents NBC New York [Video]

Student protesters at Columbia University have committed to dismantling and removing a significant number of tents from the West Lawn, university officials said Wednesday, citing “important progress” in negotiations overnight.

The development comes hours after Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, facing mounting calls to resign over the burgeoning crisis, issued students a midnight deadline to come up with a plan to disperse the encampment.

In a middle-of-the-night update, a Columbia University spokesperson said student representatives of the protesters had agreed to a number of other conditions, including ensuring only affiliated students participate in the protest — a move designed to oust purported “outsiders” that some, including Shafik and Mayor Eric Adams, blame for the escalation.

Among other concessions: Students in the encampment will comply with all FDNY requirements regarding activities and safety; and protesters have taken steps to make the encampment welcome to all and have prohibited discriminatory or harassing language.

Specifics on how these objectives would be met weren’t immediately described, nor was …