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Students picket outside Vanderbilt Hall, demand NYU Law cut anti-protest contract
Demonstrators encouraged passers-by to call and send emails to Dean Troy McKenzie, calling for the law school to revoke sanctions against 31 pro-Palestinian students.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• May 6, 2025

Maggie Rogers to speak at Tisch graduation
The singer-songwriter and Clive Davis alum will speak at the school’s 2025 Salute at Radio City Music Hall on May 16.
Eleanor Jacobs, Music Editor
• May 6, 2025

31 law students barred from campus, offered contract to cease protests
The School of Law stipulated that students will be unable to access classrooms and other on-campus buildings until they agree to “not participate in any protest activity.”
Dharma Niles, News Editor
• May 5, 2025

Mayoral candidates talk housing affordability at Kimmel forum
Three politicians running for New York City mayor discussed ways to effectively use public resources to combat a longstanding affordable housing crisis in the city.
Eva Mundo, Staff Writer
• May 5, 2025

‘Civil rights warrior’: Title VI coordinator talks neutrality at student gov’t meeting
NYU’s inaugural Title VI coordinator defended his resume and discussed his approach to tackling heightened on-campus tensions.
Leena Ahmed, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2025

Early education program at NYU canceled after federal funding cuts
Jumpstart, a work-study program that sends students to work with underresourced preschools, will close its chapter at NYU, among dozens of other universities.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• May 2, 2025

Students and faculty join citywide May Day rallies
Members of NYU’s faculty and student worker unions called on the university to negotiate new deals and rewrite protections for international students.
Amanda Chen and Amelia Hernandez Gioia
• May 2, 2025

The Soapbox: Blackout in Spain, mosque murder suspect surrenders in France, weapons shipment thwarted in UAE
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
• May 2, 2025

NYU has a ‘moral obligation’ to protect noncitizen students, immigration experts say
WSN spoke to three legal experts about the federal government’s recent onslaught against student visa holders and the university’s responsibility to protect its noncitizen affiliates.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• May 1, 2025

NYU Langone patient lives with pig kidney for 130 days
The genetically engineered animal organ rejected in the patient’s body after a record-breaking stretch, leading her to return to kidney failure treatment.
Isabella D’Erasmo, Deputy Managing Editor
• May 1, 2025

NYU Law rises 1 spot to No. 8 in US News rankings
The law school maintained its No. 1 rank in international law, tax law and criminal law.
Lekhya Kantheti and Amanda Chen
• April 30, 2025

2 NYU students receive $30k to advance public service careers
The university was one of five schools with two students chosen for the Truman Scholarship, which saw almost 750 applicants this academic year.
Yanik Jhaveri, Contributing Writer
• April 30, 2025



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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • May 16, 2025