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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mills freezes hiring amid federal funding uncertainty
President Linda Mills said that due to “a number of financial risk areas,” the university will pause hiring and lower salary increases as it faces multiple investigations by the Trump administration.
NYU Langone treats Israeli soldiers with advanced prosthetics
The initiative is founded by NYU Langone Health’s Center for Amputation Reconstruction, which has also offered wartime support for Ukraine and Saudi Arabia.
NYU Law announces clinic to study wrongful convictions
The program is created in tandem with the Innocence Project, a New York-based legal advocacy group for wrongfully incarcerated people.
