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A purple uniform patch with the logo of the NYU Department of Public Safety on the shoulder of a Public Safety Officer.

‘Hoax’ shooting threat not deemed credible by law enforcement

An email sent to administrators this morning threatening to fatally target NYU’s Black students and faculty is under investigation by the New York City Police Department and FBI. Campus Safety is on "heightened alert" but university operations are not changing at this time.
Leena Ahmed, Amanda Chen, Eva Mundo and Dharma Niles September 11, 2025

NYU administrators received an alias email at 10:43 a.m. on Thursday threatening to open fire at the university, targeting its Black students and faculty. The threat has not been...

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NYU megadonor John Paulson under fire for Epstein ‘black book’ listing

A congressman pushing for the release of all Epstein files called out the Stern board member, who has donated at least $146 million to the university and remains the namesake of its largest building.
Amanda Chen, News Editor September 11, 2025

Major NYU donor and Stern board member John Paulson was named “one of the billionaires” in Jeffrey Epstein’s contact list last week by Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who is...

Ebtesham Ahmed leads a chant during rally in Garibaldi Plaza (Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Students rally for ‘no compliance’ with Trump administration in Washington Square Park

Members of NYU’s Students for a Democratic Society called for greater resistance to federal policies on immigration and transgender rights at its first protest of the semester.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor September 11, 2025

Over a dozen students gathered in Washington Square Park Wednesday evening, calling for NYU to declare itself a “sanctuary campus,” publicly pledge to protect transgender rights,...

(Courtesy of BeyondDC, illustration by Maryam Lootah for WSN)

Beyond NYU: ‘Create more connectivity,’ says the former national transportation secretary

NYU Law alum Anthony Foxx talked about the U.S. transportation system as a “cultural statement” and advice for young people looking to serve in public policy.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor September 11, 2025

Anthony Foxx has worn many hats in his decadeslong career in politics and law. Raised by a single mother in a low-income family in Charlotte, North Carolina, he described his neighborhood...

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Weinstein door ‘defaced with antisemitic graffiti’

NYU initiated its second investigation into an antisemitic hate crime at Weinstein Hall since the semester began.
Amanda Chen, News Editor September 10, 2025

Campus Safety is “vigorously” investigating the defacement of a Weinstein Hall door “with antisemitic graffiti” that took place Tuesday night, President Linda Mills and...

Panel with former mayoral candidates at Wagner on Sept. 9. (Eva Mundo for WSN)

Brad Lander, Scott Stringer talk ranked choice voting at NYU Wagner panel

Candidates from this year's Democratic primaries discussed how the format could democratize the voting process.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor September 10, 2025

Former New York City mayoral candidates Brad Lander and Scott Stringer joined former city council candidates Vanessa Aronson and Andrea Gordillo to advocate for ranked choice voting...

Club Fest brings together NYU student organizations at the Paulson Center. (John Bush for WSN)

Club Fest chaos continues despite new crowd control rule

Congestion concerns resurfaced at this semester’s Club Fest despite new ticketing regulations that seemingly confused students.
Natalie Deoragh and Kaitlyn Sze Tu September 10, 2025

Equipped with a new set of policies to reduce its usual congestion, this year’s Club Fest remained “difficult” for students to navigate — boasting two-hour lines and thousands...

The entrance to Vanderbilt Hall, the main academic building of NYU’s School of Law with campus security out front. (Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Law student threatened with expulsion after Bobst sit-in, participants claim

It was the first threat of its kind at the NYU School of Law in recent years, students told WSN.
Dharma Niles, Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2025

A third-year NYU Law student was allegedly threatened with expulsion after participating in a pro-Palestinan sit-in on the 12th floor of Bobst Library in March. The student’s...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

NYU to establish ‘device-free’ zones and programming

President Linda Mills’ new phone-free directives will make NYU the first major U.S. university to publicly initiate a rollback on electronic devices.
Amanda Chen, News Editor September 9, 2025

NYU is implementing a “device-free environments and events” initiative across its degree-granting campuses in an effort to “further connect with one another,” President...

(Courtesy of NYU Office of Public Affairs)

Longtime transportation official appointed Wagner dean

Polly Trottenberg spoke with WSN about how her decadeslong career in the transportation sector will shape her leadership as a first-time university administrator.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor September 9, 2025

Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Polly Trottenberg has taken office as the dean of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, President...

(Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

‘Glinda the Good Witch’: How Melody Goodman plans to support public health initiatives as GPH dean

As the third dean of NYU's School of Global Public Health, Melody Goodman spoke to WSN about her passion for public health and goal to bring more students into the field.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor September 9, 2025

Melody Goodman began her journey in public health and biostatistics at a 2001 undergrad summer program in hopes of improving communities more than she could in investment banking....

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

Jewish nurse sues NYU Langone, claiming revoked bonus over pro-Israel posts

Leviah Ehrlich said the medical center forced her to apologize and return a recent pay raise after she posted content ‘wrought with bias and hatred’ a few days after Oct. 7, 2023.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor September 8, 2025

A Jewish nurse is suing NYU Langone Health after hospital administrators told her to apologize for posting pro-Israel content on her private Instagram days after Oct. 7, 2023,...