University News
Law student threatened with expulsion after Bobst sit-in, participants claim
It was the first threat of its kind at the NYU School of Law in recent years, students told WSN.
NYU to establish ‘device-free’ zones and programming
President Linda Mills’ new phone-free directives will make NYU the first major U.S. university to publicly initiate a rollback on electronic devices.
Longtime transportation official appointed Wagner dean
Polly Trottenberg spoke with WSN about how her decadeslong career in the transportation sector will shape her leadership as a first-time university administrator.
‘Glinda the Good Witch’: How Melody Goodman plans to support public health initiatives as GPH dean
As the third dean of NYU's School of Global Public Health, Melody Goodman spoke to WSN about her passion for public health and goal to bring more students into the field.
NYU bolsters legal team amid ‘challenging’ environment
The appointments of Trevor Morrison and Mathew Varughese follow a slew of legal threats from the Trump administration, as well as lawsuits over the university’s responses to protests and data security concerns among students.
Stolen mezuzah ‘voluntarily’ returned
The university said it is no longer investigating Saturday's incident as an antisemitic hate crime.
Student reports stolen mezuzah, to be investigated as antisemitic hate crime
The student was given a new mezuzah from the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life after the incident was reported to NYU’s Campus Safety department.
Kimmel staircase ‘seating pods’ open to students, nearly 2 years after closure
The new seating spaces, announced last semester, were part of a plan to renovate the staircase due to concerns of protest activity, inaccessibility and security.
Founding director of Abu Dhabi theater program to lead Tisch
Rubén Polendo reflected on his 16 years as an NYU professor and administrator and outlined his goals of ‘community building’ two weeks after taking office as dean of the Tisch School of the Arts.
Former science dean to interimly oversee all Arts & Science programming
Michael Purugganan told WSN about his goals to protect student and faculty research amid federal funding cuts in a position that feels like ‘giving back.’
Summer recap: What you missed at NYU over the past few months
A new degree program with the London School of Economics, a petition signed by more than 1,600 alumni and more summer news to get you up-to-date.
Longtime voice of NYU to retire after 29 years
University spokesperson John Beckman will retire at the end of 2025, four months after vice president for government relations Kyle Kimball is slated to leave NYU.
