University News
Frat Recruitment Ban Leaves More Questions Than Answers
Following the recent moratorium on IFC fraternities for the spring semester due to repeated hazing incidents, there is still a lack of transparency surrounding fraternity protocol.
Transgender Students Push for More Resources
The NYU LGBTQ+ Center hosted a panel discussion with members of the Gender and Sexuality team from the Student Health Center last Thursday as part of Trans Awareness Week.
NYU Text-A-Therapist App Yields Few Users, Poor Experiences
NYU’s Wellness Exchange app is too impersonal for some students, but might be the only option for others.
Underrepresented Students Demand Support From NYU
At a town hall for three underrepresented groups at NYU, attendees criticized the university for touting solidarity without taking action.
Panelists and Students Debate Extent of Academic Freedom at NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai
At an event at Bobst Library, academics said NYU’s campuses in countries that place strict limitations on speech may face restrictions to their academic freedom.
NYU’s Interfraternity Frats to Stop Recruiting After This Semester
After hazing issues led to NYU suspending or banning most IFC frats from campus, those that are left will pause the recruitment of new members in Spring and potentially Fall 2020.
Steinhardt Students Give Voices to Speech-Impaired Individuals
Students in Steinhardt’s Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders have organized a voice drive in hopes of providing more options for those who use speech-generating devices.
Student Government Letters of Support Seek to Raise Awareness, Enact Change
The letters advocate for students observing Ramadan, the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle Eastern Studies and observance of World AIDS Day.
Law Professors Make Their Textbooks Free, Hoping to Ease Students’ Financial Burdens
NYU professors of copyright and trademark law classes, instead of going through a publisher, have uploaded their textbooks online for students across the country to use for free.
NYU Professor Who Researches Health Disparities Among Minorities Appointed to National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor, a professor of Health Equity at NYU Meyers, is one of two nurses to be selected and the only NYU faculty member chosen this year.
Trans Awareness Week Starts by Tackling How to Make Feminism Trans-Inclusive
The first event in a week-long series discussed the historical exclusion of trans individuals from the feminist movement.
Unexpected Charges Leave Students Distrustful of Courtesy Meals Program
Some of those who used the Courtesy Meals Program found funds from their financial aid redistributed to go toward its costs.
