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(Courtesy of Drexel University)

FAS dean on stepping down to lead Drexel

Antonio Merlo, who leads NYU’s Arts & Science unit, spoke to WSN about his career before and at the university and why he’s leaving the role to serve as Drexel Univeristy’s next president.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 14, 2025

Faculty of Arts & Science dean Antonio Merlo will step down from his position to serve as the president of Drexel University after this academic year. Announced in a January...

(Mikaylah Du for WSN)

NYU keeps No. 8 spot for most Fulbright grant recipients

Students and administrators are uncertain of the federally funded scholarship’s future in the wake of widespread research spending cuts.
Grace Tan, Identity & Equity Editor April 14, 2025

Eva Boyes graduated NYU’s College of Arts and Science last year with a degree in environmental studies and minors in Hellenic and business studies. This year, she works in a...

The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)

The Soapbox: Housing protests in Spain, political U-turn in Australia and royal security court case in the UK

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 11, 2025

In Spain, housing crisis spurs mass protests Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets across 40 Spanish cities on Saturday to protest against the country’s rising...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

‘Just too complicated’: NYU Langone pauses plans for $3 billion Nassau County hospital

The decision to pause plans for a medical center at Nassau Community College has faced backlash from city officials who claim they were “excluded” from the decision-making process.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 11, 2025

NYU Langone Health scrapped its $3 billion project to build a hospital at Nassau Community College due to technical factors that proved to be “too burdensome,” despite initially...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

Student gov’t talks study away in wake of immigration crackdown

At this month’s Student Government Assembly meeting, members also reviewed a $70,000 proposal to renovate the Lipton Commuter Den.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia and Dharma Niles April 11, 2025

Members of NYU’s Student Government Assembly quizzed its prospective Global Student Council vice-chairs on how they plan to address concerns related to immigration and discussed...

(Lianna O’Grady for WSN)

NYU cancels College Republicans event after panelist requests ‘armed security’

Thousands signed a petition criticizing the panel, titled “Immigrant Invasion,” which was set to feature influencers known for “white supremacist, xenophobic and hateful rhetoric.”
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 10, 2025

Administrators canceled an event organized by the NYU College Republicans featuring three conservative influencers Wednesday afternoon after one of the speakers publicly requested...

(Courtesy of Augusta Lecaros)

Beyond NYU: Creating and curating feminist art around the world

Tisch alum Laura Ibáñez Kuzmanic discussed how she combines research, community service and art into a career that’s taken her from Santiago to New York.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor April 10, 2025

Tisch alum Laura Ibáñez Kuzmanic has long explored the intersections of feminism, familial memory and activism in her work — as both the artist and the curator. Before studying...

(Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Tisch Gala honors Winnie Holzman and Daniel Dae Kim

This year’s annual gala for the Tisch School of the Arts celebrated the writer of “Wicked” and a star of “Lost.”
Julia Diorio and Dani Biondi April 9, 2025

(Jason Alpert-Wisnia for WSN)

Contract faculty union push for secure permanent visa sponsorship

The university said its counterproposal to only guarantee sponsorship for certain faculty members was “designed to follow legal requirements.”
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 9, 2025

Administrators took “modest” steps toward meeting Contract Faculty United’s demand to sponsor international faculty for permanent residence at their negotiations session...

President Linda Mills sent an email Tuesday night confirming that "some members" of the NYU community have been affected by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (Jake Capriotti for WSN)

‘Some’ students and faculty affected by visa revocations, Mills says

The email comes after at least one adjunct faculty member’s visa was terminated and several NYU affiliates were named on a list allegedly sent to the Department of State.
Aashna Miharia, Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah April 9, 2025

“Some members” of the NYU community have been affected by the Trump administration’s student visa revocations and crackdown on immigration, President Linda Mills and Provost...

(Isabel Albors for WSN)

Eric Adams and Bill de Blasio celebrate Wagner move to Union Square

Wagner students and faculty have officially moved into their new building, marking the school’s first few weeks with consolidated classrooms, offices and event spaces.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor April 8, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams and former Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed students and faculty into the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service’s new building by Union Square at a...

NYU President Linda Mills sent an email to the university community on Sunday afternoon.

Mills ‘stunned’ days after Muslim prayer room desecration

President Linda Mills said she plans to bolster security for on-campus prayer rooms and issue the university’s “most severe sanctions” after a Muslim prayer room in Bobst Library was vandalized on Thursday.
Liyana Illyas, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

President Linda Mills encouraged students to “come together to find a peaceful way forward” in her first universitywide message addressing the desecration of a prayer room...