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Protesters hold their hands in front of a building that is labeled “N.Y.U. STERN” as a Palestinian flag waves overhead.

Mills avoids topic of encampment arrests at University Senate

At the University Senate’s most recent meeting, student leaders also suggested an alternative way forward for the student government’s resolution on protecting pro-Palestinian speech, which President Linda Mills appeared to dismiss.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor April 26, 2024

NYU president Linda Mills avoided discussing the recent arrests of students and faculty at Gould Plaza during the last University Senate meeting of the academic year on Thursday...

A woman in a green coat holds a microphone, interviewing a student at a protest.

Trump and Mayor Adams speak on NYU encampment

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and former U.S. President Donald Trump criticized encampments at college campuses across the nation.
Dharma Niles, Deputy News Editor April 26, 2024

Pro-Palestinian encampments at universities across the country, including at NYU, Columbia University and Yale University, have become the forefront of political discussions, with...

A protester holding a sign that reads “N.Y.U. THERE IS BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS” as other protesters walk in front of them.

Over 100 picket in front of Stern after NYU barricades Gould Plaza

Two days after NYU put up a barricade in front of Gould Plaza, pro-Palestinian demonstrators picketed on the sidewalk, condemning the university’s response to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and demanding that NYU divest from Israel.
Aashna Miharia, Deputy News Editor April 26, 2024

More than 100 protesters picketed outside Gould Plaza on Thursday evening to demand that NYU divest from companies with ties to Israel, close its study abroad site in Tel Aviv,...

A person taking down a poster that was on a staircase.

Students abroad organize sit-ins to support those arrested in Gaza Solidarity Encampment

The demonstrations, organized at NYU Berlin and NYU Buenos Aires, called on the university to suspend ties to Israel and protect those arrested at Monday’s encampment from any disciplinary action.

Around 40 students at NYU Berlin and NYU Buenos Aires occupied the sites’ main academic centers on Thursday to support the students and faculty arrested at the Gaza Solidarity...

A person wearing a red headscarf waves a flag reading “Palestine” in front of Bobst Library.

NYU says it is not considering divestment from Israel amid protests

Students and faculty held demonstrations calling for the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel and shut down its Tel Aviv program in multiple locations on campus two days after police swept the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Gould Plaza.
Adrianna Nehme and Dharma Niles April 25, 2024

NYU told WSN it would not consider divesting from companies with connections to Israel, as pro-Palestinian protesters continued to call for the university to cut ties with the...

Three faculty members with face masks hold hands in front of protesters that are praying.

Faculty condemn NYU response to encampment in letters to admins

Dozens of faculty in multiple university departments and at NYU’s School of Law signed letters criticizing the university’s authorization of arrests at Monday’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor April 25, 2024

Over the last three days, dozens of faculty across multiple NYU departments and at the School of Law have sent letters to administrators condemning the university’s decision...

(Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

NYU sends letter to parents addressing Gaza Solidarity Encampment

Two days after a pro-Palestinian encampment in Gould Plaza, NYU leadership sent an email to parents and guardians about current “campus conditions.”
Bruna Horvath, News Editor April 25, 2024

NYU leadership sent an email to parents and guardians on Wednesday afternoon concerning the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in Gould Plaza on Monday, where the New York City Police...

A crowd of people stand and walk around a park surrounded by city buildings and an arch monument under a clear blue sky.

Student targeted in attempted robbery near Washington Square Park

The student was unharmed after the suspect tried and failed to take their backpack Wednesday evening.
Adrianna Nehme, News Editor April 24, 2024

An NYU student was caught in an attempted robbery near Washington Square Park at around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to an email sent by the Department of Campus Safety earlier...

Protesters hold up signs in a crowd.

‘Linda Mills, you’re a liar’: Protesters take to WSP after encampment arrests

After police arrested 120 protesters at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in Gould Plaza Monday evening, hundreds gathered in Washington Square Park to criticize the administration’s response.
Adrianna Nehme and Dharma Niles April 24, 2024

A red banner that has the words “TO BE HEARD TO BE SEEN TO BE FREE” above the word “DEOCCUPY.” In the background protestors stand around tents in front of a building that is labeled “NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS.”

AAUP, SGA and GSOC release statements condemning NYU’s response to encampment

The groups criticized the university for its response to the pro-Palestinian encampment protest at Gould Plaza on Monday, with some offering opposing accounts of events to those shared by NYU.
Adrianna Nehme and Dharma Niles April 24, 2024

NYU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the Student Government Assembly and the graduate student union released statements condemning NYU for authorizing...

A man against a purple Washington Square Park background and the N.Y.U. logo, with the words “Jake Olkkola” and “Director of Athletics, Intramurals, and Recreation.”

NYU announces new athletics director, Jake Olkkola

Olkkola will be NYU’s first permanent athletics director since the university’s previous director, Stuart Robinson, left last semester following an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him.
Ania Keenan, Features Editor April 24, 2024

NYU’s athletics department announced that Jake Olkkola, who currently serves as the deputy director of athletics at Johns Hopkins University, will be the university’s next...

(Lianna O'Grady for WSN)

120 arrested at ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ most released

Police were seen barricading Gould Plaza, where the encampment was set up on Monday, with wooden planks and plastic barriers.
Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor April 23, 2024

Police arrested 120 protesters, including students and faculty, at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” Monday evening, a New York City Police Department spokesperson told WSN...