University News
NYU sends letter to parents addressing Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Two days after a pro-Palestinian encampment in Gould Plaza, NYU leadership sent an email to parents and guardians about current “campus conditions.”
Student targeted in attempted robbery near Washington Square Park
The student was unharmed after the suspect tried and failed to take their backpack Wednesday evening.
‘Linda Mills, you’re a liar’: Protesters take to WSP after encampment arrests
After police arrested 120 protesters at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in Gould Plaza Monday evening, hundreds gathered in Washington Square Park to criticize the administration’s response.
AAUP, SGA and GSOC release statements condemning NYU’s response to encampment
The groups criticized the university for its response to the pro-Palestinian encampment protest at Gould Plaza on Monday, with some offering opposing accounts of events to those shared by NYU.
NYU announces new athletics director, Jake Olkkola
Olkkola will be NYU’s first permanent athletics director since the university’s previous director, Stuart Robinson, left last semester following an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him.
120 arrested at ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ most released
Police were seen barricading Gould Plaza, where the encampment was set up on Monday, with wooden planks and plastic barriers.
RAs rally outside Bobst to call for university recognition
The rally comes nearly a week after the recently announced union, Student Workers At NYU, delivered a letter addressed to President Linda Mills demanding official recognition.
Mills breaks silence 15 hours after start of ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’
NYU president Linda Mills criticized protesters in her first statement regarding the encampment, issued alongside Campus Safety head Fountain Walker.
Students and faculty set up pro-Palestinian encampment at Gould Plaza
The demonstration follows similar encampments at Columbia University and Yale University, where student protesters have been arrested.
Students urge NYU to ‘implement stronger initiatives’ against fossil fuel industry
A day before Earth Day, members of Sunrise NYU gathered at Washington Square Park to push for stronger environmental initiatives on campus.
Admins ask Nike to respond to wage theft allegations
Two administrators signed a letter asking Nike to address claims that one of its factories in Thailand coerced and did not pay its workers.
Dentistry school receives $8M to study oral cancer treatments
Researchers from three universities, including NYU, will use the funding to find ways to treat chronic pain without the use of opioids.
