University News
What is NYU’s Prison Education Program?
Last month, President Linda Mills announced that the university’s Prison Education Program — which has helped hundreds of incarcerated people in New York earn college credit at no cost — will now provide bachelor’s degrees.
A look inside the student government’s budget
NYU’s student government receives an operating budget of around $500,000 every academic year. Last year, it spent the most on Violet 100 programming, conference funding and stipends, with thousands of dollars also put toward a banquet and retreats.
Law students vote to oust SBA president from position
Students at NYU Law voted to remove the president of the school’s Student Bar Association after they sent a statement in support of Palestinian resistance in a newsletter.
NYU Langone hires new cancer center head following termination of former director
A researcher at NYU Langone Health became director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center on Monday, over two weeks after the former director was terminated.
MLK Scholars condemn NYU response to Israel-Hamas war, call for shut-down of Tel Aviv site
A group of students in the MLK Scholars program recently signed a letter to President Linda Mills and other administrators criticizing the university’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli alumni suspend ‘any cooperation’ with NYU over handling of antisemitism on campus
In a letter sent to President Linda Mills and Board of Trustees chair Evan Chesler on Tuesday, the NYU Alumni Club of Israel announced it will suspend “any cooperation or affiliation” with the university until it takes specific action against antisemitism on campus.
Pro-Palestinian students and faculty call JPMorgan, universities ‘complicit’ in Israel-Hamas war
Students and faculty at NYU, Columbia University and the City University of New York held a teach-in at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s New York headquarters on Friday.
Journalism students criticize department silence on journalist deaths in Israel-Hamas war
Students in the journalism department met with faculty and administrators to discuss journalist deaths in the Israel-Hamas war and opportunities for future discourse on the conflict.
22 NYU professors named among world’s most cited researchers
The researchers included in Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list came from fields such as economics, medicine and engineering.
Doctor sues NYU Langone for unlawful termination after Israel-Hamas war-related posts
The lawsuit, filed by the former director of NYU Langone Health’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, also accused the medical center of religious discrimination.
Researcher union files petition for recognition with federal agency
The petition comes after NYU denied the union’s initial request for recognition, and is the first step in a process that could lead to involuntary recognition from the university.
Students criticize NYU response to Israel-Hamas war at pro-Palestinian protest
Protesters demanded that the university recognize the Palestinian casualties in the Israel-Hamas war and cut ties with its study abroad program in Tel Aviv.
