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‘A game changer’: NYU launches Center for Mind, Ethics and Policy
The center, which was established earlier this summer with a $6 million donation, will aim to expand research on non-human brains and their coexistence with human life.
NYU Reads author Hua Hsu on ‘polarization’ at college campuses
Hsu told hundreds that President Linda Mills’ first email of the semester, which quotes his memoir, was not an “accurate reflection” of his words at a Monday discussion.
Steinhardt researchers propose ‘culturally responsive’ public school programming
A team of researchers at Steinhardt helped create a toolkit aimed at promoting diversity and civic engagement in public schools.
NYC students petition against NYU and Columbia tax cuts
The group of students is calling for the over $100 million that NYU saves in property tax exemptions to be allocated toward the city’s public universities.
Tisch dean to step down at the end of the academic year
NYU said that Allyson Green, who has served as head of the Tisch School of the Arts for 11 years, will continue her work as a professor after stepping down from her administrative position.
NYU Langone awarded $600,000 to expand substance abuse education in Brooklyn schools
The Sunset Park Family Support Center at NYU Langone will use the money to strengthen overdose prevention measures and curriculum in Brooklyn high schools.
Students join dozens in City Hall Park in honor of Mahsa Amini
The demonstration commemorated the two-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, which sparked protests across the world, including at NYU.
Faculty group’s service strike hits 2-week mark
An NYU spokesperson said that the university has not experienced “any negative impact” since the strike began on Labor Day.
Wagner school relocates to Union Square
The move comes after NYU’s lease for the building that previously housed programming for Wagner ended in mid-2024.
The Soapbox: X ban in Brazil, protests against sexual violence in France, new metro line in Sydney
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.
What to do this week: NYU Reads, a homemade lantern parade and more
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Sept. 16-22.
Dozens of NYU students protest updated student conduct policy
Student protesters collaborated with pro-Palestinian groups from three other college campuses in lower Manhattan to protest the schools’ ties to Israel.
