Men’s soccer and women’s volleyball sweep all and other news
Here’s what you need to know from the past weekend in NYU athletics. This week: Aug. 30 - Sept 3.
Opinion: NYU’s new code of conduct redefines political opposition as discrimination
The university’s updated student conduct policy weaponizes Title VI to stifle criticism of Israel by falsely equating critique of Zionism with antisemitism, a move NYU had claimed will not change existing policies.
Tisch students debut ‘If Words Could Talk’ at Theater For the New City
The play — originally a class assignment — made its off-Broadway premiere on Aug. 30.
Summer recap: What you missed on campus since May
A student sues roommate for stealing over $50,000 in luxury items, a $6 million donation for artificial intelligence research and more news around campus you missed over the last few months.
Amnesty reports heightened concern over Abu Dhabi campus
The human rights group detailed the deportation of an instructor and threats of prosecution under Emirati law.
Mills calls for ‘community’ in start-of-semester email
In her first universitywide letter of the academic year, President Linda Mills urged students to “come together” with “empathy and grace.”
Mills greets the class of 2028 at Presidential Welcome
NYU president Linda Mills addressed thousands of first-years with a speech followed by a student-led musical performance at this semester’s Presidential Welcome Reality Show.
Citing of ‘Zionist’ in student conduct guidelines will not change policies, NYU spokesperson says
The university issued a public statement in response to concerns that the updated student conduct policy would restrict pro-Palestinian speech on campus.
Meta suspends NYU PSC’s Instagram account
A university spokesperson said that while NYU did not request the suspension of the account, it did alert Instagram of a post by the People’s Solidarity Coalition which listed armed struggle as an anti-colonial tactic.
Students protest US military defense recruitment, Tandon ties to Israel
As first-year students arrive on campus, demonstrators at the Tandon School of Engineering called for the university to halt investments in and recruiting offers at companies with ties to Israel, including the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin.
Faculty group to begin service strike on Labor Day
Members of NYU’s Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine will “refuse various forms of labor” until the university fulfills the group’s demands — an ultimatum an NYU spokesperson called “unproductive.”
NYU cites ‘code words, like ‘Zionist’’ as discriminatory in updated student conduct policy
In response to listening sessions over the summer, NYU changed its student conduct policy to further define protest regulations and non-discrimination policies ahead of the fall semester.
