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NYU cancels College Republicans event after panelist requests ‘armed security’

Thousands signed a petition criticizing the panel, titled “Immigrant Invasion,” which was set to feature influencers known for “white supremacist, xenophobic and hateful rhetoric.”
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 10, 2025

Administrators canceled an event organized by the NYU College Republicans featuring three conservative influencers Wednesday afternoon after one of the speakers publicly requested...

(Courtesy of Augusta Lecaros)

Beyond NYU: Creating and curating feminist art around the world

Tisch alum Laura Ibáñez Kuzmanic discussed how she combines research, community service and art into a career that’s taken her from Santiago to New York.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor April 10, 2025

Tisch alum Laura Ibáñez Kuzmanic has long explored the intersections of feminism, familial memory and activism in her work — as both the artist and the curator. Before studying...

(Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Tisch Gala honors Winnie Holzman and Daniel Dae Kim

This year’s annual gala for the Tisch School of the Arts celebrated the writer of “Wicked” and a star of “Lost.”
Julia Diorio and Dani Biondi April 9, 2025

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Contract faculty union push for secure permanent visa sponsorship

The university said its counterproposal to only guarantee sponsorship for certain faculty members was “designed to follow legal requirements.”
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 9, 2025

Administrators took “modest” steps toward meeting Contract Faculty United’s demand to sponsor international faculty for permanent residence at their negotiations session...

President Linda Mills sent an email Tuesday night confirming that "some members" of the NYU community have been affected by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (Jake Capriotti for WSN)

‘Some’ students and faculty affected by visa revocations, Mills says

The email comes after at least one adjunct faculty member’s visa was terminated and several NYU affiliates were named on a list allegedly sent to the Department of State.
Aashna Miharia, Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah April 9, 2025

“Some members” of the NYU community have been affected by the Trump administration’s student visa revocations and crackdown on immigration, President Linda Mills and Provost...

(Isabel Albors for WSN)

Eric Adams and Bill de Blasio celebrate Wagner move to Union Square

Wagner students and faculty have officially moved into their new building, marking the school’s first few weeks with consolidated classrooms, offices and event spaces.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor April 8, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams and former Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed students and faculty into the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service’s new building by Union Square at a...

NYU President Linda Mills sent an email to the university community on Sunday afternoon.

Mills ‘stunned’ days after Muslim prayer room desecration

President Linda Mills said she plans to bolster security for on-campus prayer rooms and issue the university’s “most severe sanctions” after a Muslim prayer room in Bobst Library was vandalized on Thursday.
Liyana Illyas, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

President Linda Mills encouraged students to “come together to find a peaceful way forward” in her first universitywide message addressing the desecration of a prayer room...

Bharat Anand was announced the next dean of the Stern School of Business on April 3, 2025.  (Courtesy of Evgenia Eliseeva)

Stern names renowned Harvard professor as new dean

Bharat Anand, whose work has focused heavily on digital business strategy, will step into the role this August following a yearlong search.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor April 7, 2025

NYU announced that Bharat Anand, a longtime professor at Harvard Business School, will take over as dean of the Stern School of Business in August in a memo last Thursday. Anand’s...

A prayer room in Bobst Library was vandalized on Thursday, prompting outrage from Muslim organizations on campus. (Courtesy of Widad Saab)

Muslim prayer room vandalized, prompts hate crime investigation

NYU is investigating the incident, which took place just days after Eid celebrations, as a hate crime and act of Islamophobia.
Liyana Illyas, Staff Writer April 5, 2025

Members of the Muslim community at NYU were left shocked and disturbed after a student discovered prayer mats soaked in urine and inappropriate graffiti etched onto the walls in...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

NYU Langone cancels ‘anti-governmental’ humanitarian presentation

A former head of Doctors Without Borders was set to give a speech that mentioned humanitarian casualties in Gaza and the effects of federal funding cuts.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 4, 2025

NYU Langone Health canceled a presentation about global humanitarian crises because it had “antisemitic” and “anti-governmental” implications, Joanne Liu — the former...

(Krish Dev for WSN)

Trump chooses 5 NYU Law alumni for top administrative roles

Five graduates will be tasked with informing policies on antisemitism on college campuses, cybersecurity and global finances.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 4, 2025

President Donald Trump has selected five NYU School of Law alumni to serve prominent positions in his administration, where they will oversee federal work in areas such as cybersecurity,...

The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)

The Soapbox: Far-right leader convicted in France, coal mine explosion in Spain and labor data investigation in the UK

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.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor April 4, 2025

In France, right-wing politician barred from office for 5 years A Paris court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling European Union funds and banned her from...