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NYU Abu Dhabi celebrates its 10th anniversary
After a one-year delay due to COVID-19, the NYUAD community commemorated the accomplishments and challenges of the campus through virtual and in-person events.
Controversial 181 Mercer building now slated for fall 2022 opening
NYU’s flagship development, featuring classrooms, athletic facilities, housing and a theater, is the centerpiece of an ambitious expansion plan that has met persistent opposition in the 14 years since it was proposed.
Students argue for hybrid mental health services
Meanwhile, a CAS junior is working with Counseling and Wellness Services to hire more counselors and remove insurance copays.
NYU student shot on Brooklyn campus
A Tandon sophomore was wounded in a shooting on the Tandon School of Engineering campus.
‘A Costco food sample of climate justice’: Tisch sophomore Jamie Margolin launches scholarship
The Climate Justice Scholarship will be awarded to one high school, university or trade school student who is passionate about combating the climate crisis.
Guerrilla memorial is NYC’s first statue of a trans person
The unauthorized statue of gay liberation activist Marsha P. Johnson in Christopher Park amplifies the silenced Black transgender voices of the LGBTQ+ movement.
The Soapbox: Russia, Philippines, Tunisia
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk, examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Explained: ‘Simple assault’ and the confusion surrounding NYU’s alert emails
The term "simple assault" is not so simple. Recent communications from the university left students wondering what the term means and why it is being used to refer to serious attacks.
Some courses to be held at St. John’s campus due to classroom shortage
The university has attributed the classroom shortage to increased enrollment, higher retention and COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Joint NYU-Yale project addresses the impact of U.S. colonialism on Indigenous communities
The American Indian Sovereignty Project, spearheaded by the NYU School of Law and the Yale University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will research the impacts of U.S. federal policy on Native American sovereignty.
Alleged serial groper arrested
The suspected assailant in a string of downtown Manhattan gropings has been taken into custody on sex crime charges.
NYU to revive free museum access program
NYU plans to resume the Museum Gateway program as early as mid-September, making select New York City museums free for students once again.
