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Sociology and Environmental Studies deps. to relocate to the former Goddard Hall
The departments will move into the former residence building 79 Washington Square East in late January and early February.
Accreditation agency drops complaint against NYU
The free speech organization criticized NYU’s response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus after ranking it third to last in an evaluation of free speech policy.
Students protest Tandon ties to Israeli military weapon manufacturers
Members of NYU’s Students for a Democratic Society criticized Tandon hosting General Dynamics, a military contractor that makes weapons for Israel, at its career fair in October.
Strand Bookstore workers go on strike, demand higher wages
New Yorkers joined unionized workers at a picket outside the bookstore’s flagship East Village location in the wake of the employees’ contract expiring in November.
STEM gender gap smaller at selective universities, NYU study finds
Researchers are asking why gender-based disparities in higher education have improved at the country’s most selective institutions while worsening at others.
NYU Langone spends half the national average on charity care, experts say
The medical center said the calculation fails to consider its other affordable care offerings, which it says exceed those of other health systems.
Swipe it Forward moves online, student gov’t discusses resources for Shia students
During their last meeting of the semester, members of NYU’s student government deliberated ways to offer more resources to food insecure and Shia Muslim students.
The Soapbox: Workers strike in Germany, aid suspension in occupied Palestine, social media ban in Australia
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.
NYU Law admin threatens pro-Palestinian students with disciplinary action
The student group alleged that the administrator disrupted a silent demonstration, where law students displayed signs accusing NYU of funding “genocide” amid the war in Gaza.
Beyond NYU: Opening doors to STEM for students of color nationwide
Inspired by her experiences as an NYU graduate student, Jaycee Holmes hopes to welcome more people of color and women into the computer science industry.
East Village dog cafe goes belly-up after months of financial hardship
New Yorkers mourn the closure of Boris & Horton, the city’s first pup-friendly cafe.
Students protest Abu Dhabi campus amid Sudan civil war
Demonstrators called for NYU to pull investments from companies with ties to the United Arab Emirates, citing its alleged supply of weaponry used against Sudanese citizens.
