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Tenured faculty call for transparency in disciplinary action proceedings
The group is waiting for Provost Georgina Dopico to respond to its request for more say in determining sanctions.
NYU says it practices ‘restraint’ from speaking on social and political matters
Amid a nationwide trend toward institutional neutrality, the university instead aims to strike a “careful balance” and speak only when it “must.”
NYU hosts 6 voting sites this election
New York residents are assigned to their nearest polling location — and for some students, it might be their dorm building.
Contract faculty union concludes initial negotiations with administration
The bargaining session came one day after New York City politicians joined dozens of students and faculty in a rally commending the union’s recognition.
NYU, UC Berkeley activists criticize crackdown on free speech at college campuses
At the event, panelists condemned the arrests of pro-Palestinian student protesters on U.S. college campuses.
Login delays no longer, following student backlash
Administrators said they will “revisit” the university’s approach to non-discrimination training.
The Soapbox: Deadly flooding in Spain, military strikes in Israel, support for Morocco in France
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.
Student gov’t expresses concern over NYU silence on Lebanon
NYU’s student government issued a statement condemning the loss of life in Lebanon and criticizing the university for its “lack of acknowledgment” of the ongoing violence.
NYU reasserts its no-guest policy in Bobst Library
The university issued updated signage after students called the library’s guidelines unclear.
Law students threatened with disciplinary action by admin at pro-Palestinian sit-in
The students participated in the sit-in at the NYU Law Library, where administrators and Campus Safety officers told them to leave and photographed their IDs.
Faculty revisit concern over deans’ ‘unchecked, arbitrary power’
NYU’s tenured faculty argued that changes to the faculty handbook don’t allow for fair disciplinary hearings processes.
How SGA’s extra $500,000 is set up to help students
NYU’s student government recently voted on a resolution to make its Initiative Fund more accessible.
