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Tisch grad student workers criticize updated conduct policies in letter to admin
Students and alumni from the Department of Cinema Studies claimed that NYU violated its contract with its graduate student worker union by requiring that students complete the “How We Engage” modules on Brightspace.
How Adams’ indictment could affect NYU
Higher education experts spoke with WSN about potential impacts of Eric Adams’ indictment on NYU’s operations, particularly concerning police on campus and zoning laws.
Professor sues NYU over ‘gender-based hostility’ at Abu Dhabi campus
The lawsuit details the conduct and communications that allegedly led to the termination of Kanchan Chandra’s tenure at the site.
How Langone’s drug education program is reaching citywide youth
The school’s Prevention Education Partnership has taught students about substance abuse at hundreds of schools across all five boroughs.
A look into how U.S. colleges responded to waves of on-campus protests
NYU joined several other higher education institutions across the country in updating its protest guidelines and non-discrimination policies.
RAs win majority vote to unionize
The union, which now officially represents hundreds of RAs at NYU, is demanding increased compensation and improved working conditions for resident assistants on campus.
Students join hundreds to protest Netanyahu’s UN address
Protesters began chanting at Grand Central Station before marching to camp outside the hotel Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is staying at.
Mills hosts climate policy panel on ‘forgotten super pollutant’
At the Climate Week event, experts discussed ways to combat the negative effects of nitrous oxide.
Students hold vigil in Washington Square Park to mourn deaths in Lebanon and Palestine
Dozens gathered under the Washington Square Arch on Tuesday to grieve the hundreds of lives lost in the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and Palestine.
Framing climate advocacy as ‘patriotic’ increases belief in climate crisis, NYU study finds
The September study revealed that belief in climate change increased among liberal and conservative individuals when presented as essential to conserve the American “way of life.”
Student groups refuse to complete online modules reiterating updated conduct policy
The mandatory modules instructs returning students to agree to the university’s student conduct guidelines, which were updated last month.
Over 100 students take one-month course on democracy amid 2024 presidential election
This semester is the first to offer a one-credit class on the history and future of democracy in response to 2024 political elections in 64 countries.
