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Students join hundreds in citywide Oct. 7 protest

The demonstration called for divestment from Israel and follows two years of heightened protest at NYU and across New York City.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor October 8, 2025

NYU students joined over 1,000 demonstrators in a citywide protest Tuesday evening that marked the second year of escalated conflict in Gaza, calling attention to the climbing...

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Campus Cash program ends due to low engagement

The summer semester marked the last time students without a meal plan could use their NYU IDs at on-campus dining locations.
Chantal Mann, Staff Writer October 8, 2025

Tisch junior Juliana Bell used Campus Cash almost every day, most frequently at Peet’s Coffee and Paulson Center vending machines. She liked that the program, which allowed students...

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Students walk out of Berlin safety training

A police officer reportedly discouraged students from using pro-Palestinian phrases and presented racially stereotyped imagery at the mandatory event.
Leena Ahmed and Amanda Chen October 7, 2025

Over a dozen students walked out of a mandatory safety training at NYU Berlin when a local police officer reportedly advised against the use of pro-Palestinian phrases and spread...

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NYU Law launches Democracy Project

The program, which began this semester, will support research on growing polarization and expansions of executive power.
Natalie Deoragh, Deputy News Editor October 7, 2025

NYU’s School of Law debuted its Democracy Project last month, rolling out plans to research current threats to U.S. democracy and convene scholars across political affiliations...

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Stern students test AI employees

A Stern MBA program collaborated with Microsoft for a study that found cost-saving potential when startups use artificial intelligence to do practical work.
Noah Kim, Contributing Writer October 7, 2025

Stern masters’ students found that using artificial intelligence in place of some employees could “dramatically” reduce costs for startups, after pairing up with Microsoft...

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$2 million Village greenery project launches near campus

The initiative, “catalyzed” by NYU, aims to add tree beds, plants and plazas to Greenwich Village while minimizing costs for small businesses.
Alessa Alluin, Copy Editor October 6, 2025

Over the next five years, sidewalks on and around campus will see more than 120 new tree beds, 110 safety planters and 100 shade trees as part of a local effort to spruce up the...

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NYU Law reinstates Federalist Society event

The Oct. 7 discussion with a pro-Israeli activist was initially canceled due to “security” concerns, sparking criticism from a free speech watchdog organization.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor October 6, 2025

NYU Law administrators restored an Oct. 7 panel featuring a pro-Israeli activist after a free speech organization criticized them for preemptively moving the event off campus due...

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NYU Law cancels pro-Israel speaker due to ‘security concerns’

The Oct. 7 event was reportedly called off because of an “increased likelihood of demonstrations and protests,” and will now take place off campus.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor October 3, 2025

An Oct. 7 discussion featuring a pro-Israel activist was moved off campus after NYU Law administrators told students to postpone it as a preemptive measure against potential protest...

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Wagner students safe from latest scholarship funding cut

The McNair Scholars program at NYU, which partially covers tuition for two low-income graduate students, has not been affected by $660 million in federal grant cuts.
Noah Kim, Contributing Writer October 3, 2025

Students at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service are not among those affected by numerous McNair scholarship program cancellations across U.S. universities,...

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UHall suites recover from flooding

Hundreds of students evacuated the residence hall last Thursday, when a third-floor pipe burst flooded two suites and the downstairs Dunkin’.
Eva Mundo and Kaitlyn Sze Tu October 2, 2025

Flooded suites in University Hall are mostly restored after a pipe burst last Thursday left at least one dorm with two inches of water and forced hundreds of residents to briefly...

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Stern MBA ranks second-to-last for return on investment

The business school’s No. 67 ranking from Bloomberg comes as the average post-grad value of an MBA is declining across the country.
Chantal Mann, Staff Writer October 2, 2025

The Stern School of Business’ MBA program ranked No. 67 out 68 schools listed on the Bloomberg return on investment calculator, which measures salary growth in proportion to...

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Contract faculty rally for visa security

At its first demonstration of the semester, NYU's full-time faculty union demanded administrators sponsor H-1B visas and green cards amid a federal attack on immigration.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor October 1, 2025

Over 100 contract faculty union members and student organizers rallied outside the Paulson Center Tuesday afternoon for the first time this semester, demanding that NYU administrators...