COVID-19
NYU Community Members Demand NYC Education Reform Amid COVID-19
Students came together with activists and educators to create a space for discussion and planning the next steps in fighting inequitable education amid the pandemic.
Faculty Demand Support For Graduate Students
Faculty members in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis and the Department of English have sent letters to the administration asking for extensions of graduate student funding.
Student Government Condemns Department of Education’s Anti-DACA Policy
In a letter from the Student Government Assembly on Friday, April 24, the U.S. Department of Education was criticized by the organization for its new CARES Act guidelines, which bar undocumented immigrants from receiving emergency aid.
NYU Marron Institute Recommends Prisoners’ Early Release to Prevent COVID-19 Spread
NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management issued a report making recommendations to allow the release of at-risk prisoners early to flatten the curve within correctional facilities and aid their transition back to society.
Student Organizations Put $75,000 Toward COVID-19 Emergency Relief
The Student Government Assembly, Program Board and Student Activities Boards have transferred a total of $75,000 from their budgets — money that was initially allotted for programming — to NYU’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund.
COVID-19 Coalition Begins ‘Virtual Week of Action’
The NYU COVID-19 Coalition advocated for graduate student support, tuition refunds and protection for the essential workers during the inaugural event of its Virtual Week of Action.
Panelists Say COVID-19 Has Disproportionate Effects on African American Communities
GPH and NYU’s John Brademas Center organized a webinar discussing the discriminating impact of pandemics on vulnerable communities.
Student-Led Coalition Lobbies for Greater University Support Amid COVID-19
The NYU COVID-19 Coalition is advocating for the university to better support students financially and academically as coronavirus continues to pose challenges to the community.
SGA Hosts Zoom Forum on COVID-19 Response
To ease student concerns regarding the pandemic, the Student Government Assembly hosted a Zoom forum with university leadership.
Public Safety Officer is the First COVID-19 Death in the NYU Community
Rodney Mack, who worked for NYU’s Office of Public Safety for 21 years — 19 and a half of which were at the College of Dentistry — passed away from complications caused by COVID-19.
Some Professors Opt for Pre-Recorded Classes Amid Remote Instruction
To aid students in different time zones, many professors have decided to switch some or all of their classes to asynchronous ones in which students participate through discussion forums or by watching pre-recorded lectures.
Students at The New School Stage Academic Strike
Students attending The New School have called upon their peers to refuse registering for and attending classes in a move to protest the administration’s response to the pandemic.
