University News
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.
The names behind NYU’s buildings
From billionaire donors to notorious nightclubs, NYU’s property honors decades of city and school history.
Sociology and Environmental Studies deps. to relocate to the former Goddard Hall
The departments will move into the former residence building 79 Washington Square East in late January and early February.
Accreditation agency drops complaint against NYU
The free speech organization criticized NYU’s response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus after ranking it third to last in an evaluation of free speech policy.
Students protest Tandon ties to Israeli military weapon manufacturers
Members of NYU’s Students for a Democratic Society criticized Tandon hosting General Dynamics, a military contractor that makes weapons for Israel, at its career fair in October.
STEM gender gap smaller at selective universities, NYU study finds
Researchers are asking why gender-based disparities in higher education have improved at the country’s most selective institutions while worsening at others.
NYU Langone spends half the national average on charity care, experts say
The medical center said the calculation fails to consider its other affordable care offerings, which it says exceed those of other health systems.
Swipe it Forward moves online, student gov’t discusses resources for Shia students
During their last meeting of the semester, members of NYU’s student government deliberated ways to offer more resources to food insecure and Shia Muslim students.
NYU Law admin threatens pro-Palestinian students with disciplinary action
The student group alleged that the administrator disrupted a silent demonstration, where law students displayed signs accusing NYU of funding “genocide” amid the war in Gaza.
East Village dog cafe goes belly-up after months of financial hardship
New Yorkers mourn the closure of Boris & Horton, the city’s first pup-friendly cafe.
Students protest Abu Dhabi campus amid Sudan civil war
Demonstrators called for NYU to pull investments from companies with ties to the United Arab Emirates, citing its alleged supply of weaponry used against Sudanese citizens.
