University News

NYU says it practices ‘restraint’ from speaking on social and political matters
Amid a nationwide trend toward institutional neutrality, the university instead aims to strike a “careful balance” and speak only when it “must.”
Emilia Everwien and Alba Schmidt
• November 5, 2024

NYU hosts 6 voting sites this election
New York residents are assigned to their nearest polling location — and for some students, it might be their dorm building.
Rory Lustberg, Deputy News Editor
• November 5, 2024

Contract faculty union concludes initial negotiations with administration
The bargaining session came one day after New York City politicians joined dozens of students and faculty in a rally commending the union’s recognition.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor
• November 4, 2024

NYU, UC Berkeley activists criticize crackdown on free speech at college campuses
At the event, panelists condemned the arrests of pro-Palestinian student protesters on U.S. college campuses.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor
• November 4, 2024

Login delays no longer, following student backlash
Administrators said they will “revisit” the university’s approach to non-discrimination training.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor
• November 1, 2024

Student gov’t expresses concern over NYU silence on Lebanon
NYU’s student government issued a statement condemning the loss of life in Lebanon and criticizing the university for its “lack of acknowledgment” of the ongoing violence.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• November 1, 2024

NYU reasserts its no-guest policy in Bobst Library
The university issued updated signage after students called the library’s guidelines unclear.
Addison Alvarado, Staff Writer
• November 1, 2024

Law students threatened with disciplinary action by admin at pro-Palestinian sit-in
The students participated in the sit-in at the NYU Law Library, where administrators and Campus Safety officers told them to leave and photographed their IDs.
Adrianna Nehme, Deputy Managing Editor
• October 31, 2024

Faculty revisit concern over deans’ ‘unchecked, arbitrary power’
NYU’s tenured faculty argued that changes to the faculty handbook don’t allow for fair disciplinary hearings processes.
Audrey Abrahams, Staff Writer
• October 30, 2024

How SGA’s extra $500,000 is set up to help students
NYU’s student government recently voted on a resolution to make its Initiative Fund more accessible.
Lily Collins and Olivia Ge
• October 30, 2024

NYU’s contract faculty union to begin bargaining this Friday
Union members are calling for the university to implement 13 demands, including improved healthcare, guaranteed job security and limits on workload.
Dharma Niles, News Editor
• October 29, 2024

NYU will not provide onsite medication abortions amid statewide trend
Universities state and citywide are taking greater strides than NYU to make abortion pills more accessible for students.
Jade Springer, Contributing Writer
• October 29, 2024



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