University News
Dozens protest onslaught of pro-Palestinian student suspensions
A group of faculty delivered a petition to President Linda Mills, calling on the university to revoke sanctions for students who engaged in a demonstration last semester.
Admin responds to nonprofit criticizing updated student conduct policy
The New York Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to NYU’s administration earlier this month, criticizing the university’s updated student conduct guidelines.
‘Collective punishment’: NYU suspends 13 students after pro-Palestinian sit-in
Multiple students told WSN that the charges misrepresented the December demonstration and criticized the university’s escalated crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech.
Steinhardt USG becomes first school-specific student gov’t to offer stipends
Members will receive around $300 each semester, adjusted in accordance with their participation and attendance.
Winter recap: What you missed over break
NYU LA moves students to hotels, Tandon receives $10 million for a new tech project and other on-campus news since you’ve been gone.
Protesters condemn NYU sanctions against students and faculty, demand divestment
Multiple students and faculty are unable to access university buildings following two pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Bobst Library last week.
‘A chilling effect’: Conduct guidelines cast shadow of concern over faculty
In a series of interviews with WSN, faculty members expressed concern over NYU’s updated conduct guidelines for the academic year, which cite “code words, like ‘Zionist,’” as examples of speech that could violate the university’s non-discrimination policy.
NYU says it ‘never offered’ to disclose Israel investments, despite protesters’ claims
The university responded to a series of on-campus demonstrations, which alleged that administrators had prepared to detail NYU’s investments and endowment.
NYU Langone outlines climate change initiatives in 2024 report
The medical center is striving to cut its building-based carbon emissions in half by next year, according to its annual sustainability report.
2 faculty members arrested at Bobst demonstration
The New York City Police Department arrested at least eight protesters, including faculty, since they began demonstrating outside the library’s entrance early this morning.
Students and faculty call for divestment from Israel at Bobst
Members of the on-campus group Shut it Down NYU occupied the library’s 12th floor, where they criticized administrators for allegedly retracting an agreement to disclose the university’s investments.
NYU ranks top in New York for research spending
The National Science Foundation reported that federal grants at the university covered over half of its research in the 2022-23 academic year.
