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Beyond NYU: Shaping workplace culture through hospitality

After studying organizational behavior at NYU, Susan Salgado found her way to the hospitality industry and eventually created her own consulting company to share insights on leadership, organizational culture and career advice.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor February 20, 2025

Stern alum Susan Salgado never expected her passion for building inclusive and engaging communities to lead to a career in hospitality. After earning her Ph.D. from NYU in 2003,...

‘Malicious misreading’: College Republicans president pushed to resign following Barron Trump comments

‘Malicious misreading’: College Republicans president pushed to resign following Barron Trump comments

The former head of the club had referred to President Donald Trump’s son and Stern first-year as “an oddity on campus.”
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 19, 2025

The president of the NYU College Republicans resigned on Sunday after calling Stern first-year Barron Trump “an oddity on campus” in an interview with Vanity Fair. Former...

Thousands protest Trump at Presidents’ Day demonstration in Washington Square Park

Thousands protest Trump at Presidents’ Day demonstration in Washington Square Park

The rally, which started in Union Square, opened with speeches condemning President Donald Trump’s administration before it turned into a march toward City Hall.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 19, 2025

Around 5,000 protesters took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump’s crackdowns on immigration, transgender rights and federal spending in a march spanning Union Square...

Nurses fired at NYU Langone rehired after 2-year legal battle

Nurses fired at NYU Langone rehired after 2-year legal battle

The nurses were terminated in 2022 after the medical center’s Brooklyn hospital accused them of failing to assist a woman who gave birth in a hallway.
Leena Ahmed, Contributing Writer February 19, 2025

NYU Langone Health reportedly rehired nine nurses earlier this month after an arbitrator asserted that it had wrongfully terminated them in 2022, when the medical center claimed...

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Stern MBA program launches at Abu Dhabi campus

NYU President Linda Mills attended the degree’s inaugural ceremony on Monday.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 14, 2025

President Linda Mills made an appearance at the Feb. 10 inauguration ceremony for NYU Abu Dhabi’s Master of Business Administration program, which welcomed its first class this...

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What Trump’s DEI rollbacks could mean for NYU

Amid a federal attack on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, professors and administrators remain uncertain of its total effects on the university.
Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

Since President Donald Trump’s slew of executive orders threatening to withdraw funding from research, offices and programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, concerns...

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: Mafia crackdown in Italy, Sudan truce in UAE, cease-fire violation in occupied Palestine

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 February 14, 2025

In Italy, gov’t issues largest crackdown on mafia in decades Italian police arrested around 150 affiliates to the Sicilian Mafia on Tuesday for crimes including extortion, drug...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

CIA ‘unable to attend’ internship fair following student backlash

Less than 10 students held a “successful” rally outside the internship fair, criticizing NYU for inviting CIA representatives to the event.
Alex Woodworth and Kaleo Zhu February 13, 2025

The CIA was “unable to attend” an internship fair on Wednesday after a petition condemning the agency’s anticipated presence garnered over 80 signatures. About seven people...

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Beyond NYU: Bridging the gap between business and film

From Tisch to Stern, Alejandra Parody shares her journey in the film industry.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor February 13, 2025

Alejandra Parody, a Tisch and Stern alum, started her filmmaking journey with a love for storytelling, but evolved into something much larger. Exploring her passion for writing...

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Students protest CIA presence at internship fair

NYU’s Students for a Democratic Society cited the agency’s military operations in foreign countries, saying it contradicted the university’s code of ethics.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 12, 2025

Dozens of students have signed a petition calling on NYU to uninvite representatives from the CIA to its Wednesday spring internship fair, saying the agency’s work is not aligned...

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Tandon summer programs for K-12 students surge in popularity

The Tandon School of Engineering’s initiative focuses on supporting students from socioeconomic backgrounds underrepresented in STEM-related fields with tuition-free summer course offerings.
Juan Hanes, Contributing Writer February 12, 2025

Applications for NYU’s youth science and tech programs have nearly doubled in the past two years, bringing research and academic opportunities to hundreds of middle and high...

NYU's website was hacked for at least two hours on Saturday, revealing private information of students and applicants over the last 30 years. (Lauren Sanchez for WSN)

Former employee sues NYU for religious discrimination

A former Residence Hall Resource Manager at NYU is alleging that the university perpetrated religious discrimination by requiring him to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer February 11, 2025

A former NYU housing manager is suing the university for religious-based discrimination, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after refusing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccination...