Q&A with a Deplorable NYU Professor
Deplorable NYU Prof entered the Twitter-sphere with the handle @antipcnyuprof on Monday, Sept. 12. A real professor at NYU, he uses this account to argue against safe spaces, trigger warnings and the politically correct...
Tandon Prayer Room Vandalized With ‘Trump!’
Muslim students at the Tandon School of Engineering found the outside of their prayer room vandalized on Wednesday, with one word scrawled in erasable marker across the door: “Trump!”
A report was filed with NYU...
NYU Ranked Ninth Among Worst Schools for Jewish Students
NYU was ranked the ninth worst college campus for Jewish students in the United States and Canada in the first annual list published by The Algemeiner, a Jewish newspaper. Jewish students comprise 27 percent...
It’s Affirmative, Your Race Isn’t Why You Got Into NYU
The use of Affirmative Action policies, or those intended to increase the representation of underrepresented communities, during the admissions process at American universities is a recurring point of debate in the academic and legal...
NYU to Create a Scholarship for Formerly Incarcerated Students
NYU will offer a new scholarship for formerly incarcerated students beginning fall 2020 as a result of a prison divestment campaign by the Prison Industrial Complex Committee and the Incarceration to Education Coalition.
A Prison...
JFK May Get Worse Before It Gets Better
Anyone who has flown out of John F. Kennedy International Airport knows it can be a taxing experience. From the confusing and congested journey into the airport to the long waits at security to...
Lack of Academic Freedom Plagues NYU Abu Dhabi
When NYU professor and journalist Mohamad Bazzi mapped out his fall schedule earlier this year, he imagined he would be teaching halfway across the world in an Emirati classroom at NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus....
Are Segregated Dorms the Answer?
College students of color across the country are currently questioning whether having segregated dorm houses will create a safer environment for minorities after the California State University of Los Angeles unveiled its new separated...
Offensive Messages Found in Freshman Tandon Group Chat
In a group chat for members of the class of 2021 enrolled in the Tandon School of Engineering, racist, sexist, ableist, homophobic and sexually explicit jokes and comments have been exchanged since at least...
College of Dentistry Opens Center for Disabled
People with disabilities that inhibit oral health treatment now have access to a new center — opened by the NYU College of Dentistry — that is uniquely tailored to their needs.
The Oral Health Center...
Accounts of Discrimination Shared Anonymously via Instagram
Anonymous experiences of discrimination have been shared on an Instagram account created in February as an experiment in social justice.
The account, called UnheardNYU, has about 110 followers and was created by a group of...
NYU Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination and Retaliation
Shem Semei Garrett, a 40-year-old painter at NYU, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the university on Tuesday. He began working at NYU in 1989, became a full-time employee in 1999 and is still employed...
