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Undergraduate students support GSOC on the picket line
The GSOC strike picket line has a festive atmosphere, with strikers and supporters singing, dancing and eating. Picketing began on Monday, April 26, and will continue until the union wins a new contract.
Bernie Sanders, New York politicians stand with striking NYU grad student workers
Three days into the GSOC strike, politicians from the national to local levels have expressed their support for the union.
GSOC agrees to mediator, NYU clarifies purpose of email to parents
NYU’s graduate student workers are striking for the fourth day in demand of a new contract.
NYU remains invested in fossil fuels as the university hosts its first State of Sustainability
The university touted its achievements, goals and new programs aiming to promote sustainability, but ignored its ties to fossil fuels.
Students vaccinated by NYU report positive, trouble-free experience
Although appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the university remain scarce, students who did manage to secure an appointment say the vaccination process was straightforward.
NYU Law Policing Project wants to curb police brutality by hiring more women
Scholars and students, however, argue that hiring more women will not address broader structural issues in policing.
Photo Essay: NYU graduate student union picket line — week 1
Photo galleries for each day of GSOC’s picketing, updated every day.
Students say punishments for violating COVID-19 guidelines are overly harsh
Liberal Studies first-year Aria Young claims she was unjustly treated after being evicted from NYU housing due to misconduct. Young and other students who face similar situations allege that the university handled their cases insensitively, in part on account of their race.
NYU Politics professor denies anti-Asian sentiment then asks for retraction
For the second time in a year, a professor at NYU’s Politics Department expressed unsubstantiated beliefs about race in America. Now he’s requesting a retraction.
NYU’s grad student workers will go on strike beginning Monday
NYU and GSOC, the union representing NYU’s graduate student workers, remain at a stalemate over contract negotiations. Members of GSOC will not report to work starting April 26, barring a last-minute agreement between the university and the union.
NYC Mayoral Race: Meet the Leading Candidates
Andrew Yang, Eric Adams, Scott Stringer and Maya Wiley are the top four candidates in the Democratic mayoral primary, according to a recent Data for Progress poll.
Class of 2021 pushes for an in-person commencement
Since NYU announced in February that the Class of 2021 would have a virtual commencement, a petition calling for an in-person graduation ceremony has garnered more than 1,000 signatures.
