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Expecting Tuition Reimbursement, Tisch Students Receive Fee Refunds Instead
Some Tisch students received refunds as low as $35 for fees after the closure of campus.
Emily Mason, News Editor
• April 13, 2020
Student-Led Coalition Lobbies for Greater University Support Amid COVID-19
The NYU COVID-19 Coalition is advocating for the university to better support students financially and academically as coronavirus continues to pose challenges to the community.
Emily Mason, News Editor
• April 13, 2020
SGA Hosts Zoom Forum on COVID-19 Response
To ease student concerns regarding the pandemic, the Student Government Assembly hosted a Zoom forum with university leadership.
Matthew Fischetti, Deputy News Editor
• April 13, 2020
NYU Gives Update on Residence Halls, Insurance and More
In the newest in a series of memorandum emails regarding the university’s response to the pandemic, NYU Senior Leadership announced its offering of Alumni Hall to the city as hospital space, Wellfleet waiving fees incurred by COVID-19 and a hold on summer housing until June.
Lisa Cochran, News Editor
• April 13, 2020
Public Safety Officer is the First COVID-19 Death in the NYU Community
Rodney Mack, who worked for NYU’s Office of Public Safety for 21 years — 19 and a half of which were at the College of Dentistry — passed away from complications caused by COVID-19.
Lisa Cochran, News Editor
• April 10, 2020
Some Professors Opt for Pre-Recorded Classes Amid Remote Instruction
To aid students in different time zones, many professors have decided to switch some or all of their classes to asynchronous ones in which students participate through discussion forums or by watching pre-recorded lectures.
April 9, 2020
Students at The New School Stage Academic Strike
Students attending The New School have called upon their peers to refuse registering for and attending classes in a move to protest the administration’s response to the pandemic.
Matthew Fischetti, Deputy News Editor
• April 8, 2020
Two NYU Dorms Will Be Made Available to Medical Workers
Carlyle Court Residence Hall and Third Avenue North Residence Hall will be offered to NYU medical workers to provide extra space as New York hospitals face the peak of the coronavirus curve.
Emily Mason, News Editor
• April 7, 2020
Patel Renews Push for Universal Testing After Testing Positive for COVID-19
New York 12th district congressional candidate and Stern professor Suraj Patel announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on March 30, using the experience to galvanize his push for universal testing.
Lisa Cochran, News Editor
• April 6, 2020
NYU COVID-19 Task Force Supplies Face Shields to Medical Workers
The NYU COVID-19 Task Force, composed of faculty and teams from across NYU and NYC, is working to supply NYC hospitals with personal protective equipment.
Emily Mason, News Editor
• April 6, 2020
Zoom Updates Privacy Policy After Criticism
The video conferencing platform has removed its active monitoring feature and a clause allowing the possibility for the company to share user data with third parties.
Matthew Fischetti, Deputy News Editor
• April 3, 2020
Nurses Educated Abroad Create Workforce Stability, New Study Finds
A recent study by NYU’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing — one of the first of its kind — discovered that nurses educated internationally benefit the medical workforce in America.
Roshni Raj, Deputy News Editor
• April 2, 2020
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