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‘Not celebratory’: GLS valedictorian not permitted to deliver pro-Palestinian speech at graduation
The student told WSN they did not want to write a speech “tailored towards the sensitivities of the administration.”
Bruna Horvath, Editor-at-Large
• May 21, 2024

Dozens walk out of Yankee Stadium as Mills gives commencement address
The walkout is the latest of several demonstrations by pro-Palestinian student protesters over the last few weeks.
Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large
• May 15, 2024

Human rights scholar Martha Minow on civil rights, race and gender at commencement
Martha Minow, the former dean of Harvard Law School, delivered this year’s commencement address, during which she highlighted the importance of fighting social injustice and inequality.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• May 15, 2024

Hundreds wait to enter Yankee Stadium as commencement begins
Dozens of graduates told WSN they had been waiting in line for over two hours.
Dharma Niles, News Editor
• May 15, 2024

2024 commencement exercises begin at Yankee Stadium
The ceremony comes amid heightened tensions between the university’s administration and pro-Palestinian protesters, and follows cancellations of commencement ceremonies at Columbia University and the University of Southern California.
Bruna Horvath, Carmo Moniz, Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah
• May 15, 2024

Students arrested at Gould Plaza required to complete ‘dozens of writing assignments,’ faculty group says
The Office of Student Conduct allegedly informed students that they must complete the assignments before May 29 to avoid receiving a sanction for the “violation of university policy” on their academic transcript.
Dharma Niles, Deputy News Editor
• May 14, 2024

NYU allegedly drops charges against protesters arrested at Gould Plaza
A legal representative for student and faculty protesters also challenged NYU’s report of the number of arrests carried out by police at the encampment.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor
• May 13, 2024

A search firm failed to find misconduct allegations against NYU’s former athletics director. Here’s why.
A search firm executive and a director of hiring at a top university said executive search firms like the ones used in higher-level hiring decisions by NYU can miss key information on applicants’ criminal backgrounds and details kept in internal misconduct records.
Ania Keenan, Features Editor
• May 12, 2024

9 students facing suspension after Bobst demonstration, PSC says
The NYU Palestine Solidarity Coalition also said two students were given persona non grata status on campus after pro-Palestinian demonstrators chanted and held up signs in the library’s lobby.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor
• May 12, 2024

Campus Safety clears Bobst amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Those inside Bobst were told to vacate the library, with some Campus Safety officers citing security concerns for the decision to clear the building.
Carmo Moniz and Dharma Niles
• May 10, 2024

Hundreds call for cease-fire in Gaza at citywide march
The march preceded the arrests of protesters at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s pro-Palestinian encampment, the last such demonstration on a campus in New York City.
Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah
• May 8, 2024

Pro-Palestinian groups say disciplinary charges brought against student protesters
The NYU Palestine Solidarity Coalition, along with several other pro-Palestinian groups on campus, said the university had begun disciplinary hearings for student protesters.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor
• May 7, 2024

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Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer • February 25, 2025