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Demonstrators on Transgender Day of Visibility rally in Washington Square Park, Monday, March 31, 2025, in New York. (Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Hundreds march across campus for trans rights

On International Transgender Day of Visibility, advocates took to the streets to protest the Trump administration’s orders against trans rights.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor April 1, 2025

Hundreds marched from Union Square to Washington Square Park on Monday to advocate for transgender rights and accessibility to gender-affirming care in honor of International Transgender...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

Student gov’t approves 2 candidates in race for chair

The candidates will begin campaigning on Thursday as part of the Student Government Assembly’s first-ever popular election.
Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

The two candidates for next year’s Student Government Assembly chairperson are slated to begin campaigning on Thursday, after being officially approved at the group’s last...

The university's acceptance rate dropped to a record low of 7.7%. (Krish Dev for WSN)

NYU acceptance rate drops to 7.7% for class of 2029

The university sent acceptances to its most selective class on Thursday, also setting a record for the largest early decision applicant pool in its history.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2025

NYU’s acceptance rate dropped to 7.7% for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, the lowest ever recorded at the university’s New York campus. Newly admitted students were selected...

NYU's website was hacked for at least two hours on Saturday, revealing private information of students and applicants over the last 30 years. (Lauren Sanchez for WSN)

Over 3 million applicants’ data leaked on NYU’s website

The hacker accused the university of continuing to use “illegal” race-sensitive admissions — the redirected home page also linked files revealing names, test scores and personal information of applicants since 1989.
Dharma Niles, Krish Dev and Yezen Saadah March 22, 2025

A hacker took over NYU’s website for at least two hours Saturday morning to expose over 3 million applicants’ names, test scores, majors and zip codes, as well as information...

Lawyers at NYU Langone Health proposed changes to the medical center's DEI programs and policy statements online. (Kevin Wu for WSN)

Trump DEI rollbacks push NYU Langone to ditch terms like ‘marginalized’ or ‘diverse’

NYU Langone Health recently issued a disclaimer stating that its diversity, equity and inclusion programs “do not include preferences” based on race or sex.
Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah March 21, 2025

NYU Langone Health is facing pressure from in-house lawyers to omit phrases like “diverse students” and “systemic racism” from its website as President Donald Trump rolls...

(Ryan Walker for WSN)

NYU joins task force to address safety concerns in Washington Square Park

More than a dozen local organizations and city agencies will investigate drug use and homelessness in the wake of “quality-of-life” concerns from residents.
Eva Mundo, Contributing Writer March 21, 2025

NYU has joined a coalition of local lawmakers, businesses and nonprofit organizations aiming to improve safety of Washington Square Park by addressing residents’ “quality-of-life...

(Renee Yang for WSN)

NYU advises international students to stay in US following Trump travel ban

Senior administrators said on Thursday that concerned international students should refrain from leaving the United States for spring break until federal student visa policies are clarified.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor March 21, 2025

NYU leadership warned international students and faculty to avoid “non-essential travel” over spring break in a Thursday email following the Trump administration’s travel...

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: Defense spending hike in Germany, migrant boat sinks in Italy, military sale in Australia

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 March 21, 2025

In Germany, parliament boosts defense spending The German parliament approved a historical $546 billion investment fund on Tuesday to boost its infrastructure and defense spending...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

NYU Langone merges with Long Island Community Hospital

The creation of NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk marks the medical center’s seventh inpatient site, and the latest in a series of expansions across Long Island.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor March 21, 2025

NYU Langone Health completed its merger with Long Island Community Hospital earlier this month, officially branding its seventh inpatient facility as NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk....

(Amanda Chen for WSN)

NYU lawyers talk support for international students at Wagner panel

The co-director of NYU’s Immigrant Rights Clinic told WSN that the program is looking to expand in the wake of federal deportation efforts on university campuses.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor March 20, 2025

Faculty at the School of Law criticized the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and threats to international community members at a forum on Wednesday.  Alina...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

NYU Langone introduces Amazon palm-scanning tech to hospitals

The medical center is the largest user of Amazon’s contactless identification technology, which increases security and diminishes the impact of staffing shortages at hospitals.
Vaishnavi Girish, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

NYU Langone Health has partnered with Amazon to install new palm-scanning sensors in its New York City hospitals that patients can use to identify themselves before appointments...

(Courtesy of Elliot Greenfield)

Beyond NYU: Shaping the image of a top luxury brand

Gallatin alum Elliot Greenfield discussed his journey from a Steinhardt first-year to a leading marketing role at Swarovski, one of the largest jewelry brands worldwide.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor March 20, 2025

Gallatin alum Elliot Greenfield always had a passion for fashion retail, but didn’t realize that he wanted to academically pursue the field until he started going to NYU. After...