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The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies hosted “The Middle Eastern Commons” panel discussion about Trump’s new peace plan and Anti-Semitism reports at NYU on Monday. The discussions will be held monthly to have conversations on issues affecting the Middle East to bring those topics into focus for the NYU community. (Photo by Franzwa Zhang)

Middle East Commons Participants Discuss Trump Peace Plan and Anti-Semitism at NYU

NYU community members gathered on Monday during the first session of a new monthly series to have a conversation about Trump’s new peace plan and anti-Semitism reports at NYU.
Franswa Zhang, Contributing Writer February 11, 2020

Around 25 NYU Students and faculty members came together at Richard Ettinghausen Library on Monday to attend the first of a monthly series on Middle Eastern politics.  The...

Students discussed struggles of first-generation and/or low-income, migrant, refugee and undocumented students on campus. (Staff Photo by Elaine Chen)

Underrepresented Students Demand Support From NYU

At a town hall for three underrepresented groups at NYU, attendees criticized the university for touting solidarity without taking action.
Mina Mohammadi, Deputy News Editor November 18, 2019

When President Donald Trump rescinded support for children of undocumented immigrants on Sept. 5, 2017, NYU’s president, Andrew Hamilton, was quick to offer support to students...

NYC activists gathered to rally against the “Tampon Tax.” Saturday Oct 19 was National Period Day. (Photo by Lisa Cochran)

Activists Call for More Action on Menstrual Health. Period.

At a rally for the first National Period Day, protestors spoke about menstrual health topics such as stigma, access of menstrual products in schools and accessibility of products in marginalized communities.
Lisa Cochran, Deputy News Editor October 21, 2019

Protestors parted a Red Sea of T-shirts and signs on Saturday, sporting the color for the first New York National Period Day rally outside City Hall meant to bring awareness to...

The Incarceration to Education Coalition, joined by Student Labor Action Movement, protest outside the Kimmel Center for University Life in spring 2017. IEC protested NYU's inclusion of a box on its application that asks applicants to indicate criminal history. (WSN File Photo)

NYU to Create a Scholarship for Formerly Incarcerated Students

The scholarship, created in conjunction with the Prison Industrial Complex Committee and Incarceration to Education Coalition, will begin in the 2020-2021 school year.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor May 31, 2019

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...

Elementary school students participate in African dance class at The Learning Tree Cultural Preparatory School in the Bronx. (Courtesy of A’nisa Megginson)

Bronx Prep School Encourages Black Students to Excel

Gallatin senior A’nisa Megginson has been donating the proceeds of her Stay Woke & Meditate club to her former elementary school, The Learning Tree Cultural Preparatory School, which features a curriculum geared toward helping black students excel in any field.
Emily Mason, Deputy News Editor April 7, 2019

The sound of banging drums reverberates throughout the auditorium as lines of students in long-patterned skirts dance while stepping to the beat of their classmates’ rapid playing....

New Instagram page by crimelab class that has anonymous cases of discrimination at NYU. (Staff photo by Jorene He)

Accounts of Discrimination Shared Anonymously via Instagram

In light of Being@NYU, Justice Lab launched the Instagram account UnheardNYU this February to highlight students’ experiences with discrimination.
Bethany Allard, Staff Writer March 4, 2019

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...