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Professors move classes off campus as hundreds protest Trump crackdown on higher ed
Students and faculty escalated the calls for NYU to bolster its resources for international students, including additional legal consultants and immigration-related training for Campus Safety officers.
The Soapbox: New ruling excludes trans women in UK, prisons attacked in France and presidential visit in the UAE
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.
Artists join decadelong fight for Elizabeth Street Garden
The Nolita garden is exhausting every legal approach as it faces yet another eviction notice.
‘A vile complicity’: Members of the Rwandan community recount 1994 genocide
Through powerful testimonies, NYU’s first Kwibuka memorialized the 31st anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Beyond NYU: From studying at Stern to producing ‘Moana’
Beau Flynn, who graduated from the university in 1993, spoke to WSN about how he found his passion for creativity and worked with industry icons to create dozens of movies.
NYU to add ‘seating pods’ to Kimmel stairs, redesign lobby
The university has teased plans for its Grand Staircase at the Kimmel Center for University Life since it was initially closed in October 2023 due to “protest activity.”
Students protest NYU’s contract with Nike
About 20 members of Students for International Labor Solidarity cited Nike’s wage theft accusations and cooperation with the NYU Bookstore in the group’s latest attempt at protesting the university’s ties with the company.
SGA chair candidates debate plans for student engagement
Candidates for the Student Government Assembly’s next chairperson said they plan to bolster outreach to the student body after seeing lackluster attendance at the universitywide debate earlier this week.
Dozens protest NYU response to College Republicans’ anti-immigration panel
Demonstrators marched around Washington Square Park to advocate for the university to condemn last week’s canceled event, which had been set to feature three right-wing influencers.
NYU Marron pushes to bolster support for unhoused youth in NYC
Researchers surveyed teens and young adults across the city, who expressed interest in more financial assistance and support finding employment from government and community organizations.
FAS dean on stepping down to lead Drexel
Antonio Merlo, who leads NYU’s Arts & Science unit, spoke to WSN about his career before and at the university and why he’s leaving the role to serve as Drexel Univeristy’s next president.
NYU keeps No. 8 spot for most Fulbright grant recipients
Students and administrators are uncertain of the federally funded scholarship’s future in the wake of widespread research spending cuts.
