University News
Students find dorm living more expensive than apartments, despite added costs
Due to a lack of affordable housing around NYU’s Washington Square campus, some students are contemplating whether it makes sense to live on campus for the next academic year.
One year later, how has the crisis in Ukraine affected global energy markets?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine began almost exactly one year ago. At NYU, a group of professors talked about the war and the effects it has had on Feb. 23.
‘Open construction site’: The short-lived opening of NYU Shanghai’s new campus
After students, parents and faculty raised safety concerns about the opening of NYU Shanghai’s yet-to-be-completed New Bund campus, administrators moved students online.
Contract faculty move to formalize union, demand recognition from Hamilton
Contract faculty at NYU marched to university president Andrew Hamilton’s office in Bobst Library to demand union recognition on Feb. 22, an action they have been asking for since 2020.
Student gov. sets abortion pills, reproductive health as next priorities
Students gathered at a reproductive rights forum hosted by the student government on Tuesday, Feb. 21 to voice concerns about the availability of abortions and emergency contraception on campus.
NYU ranks No. 7 in US for Fulbright scholars
25 NYU students were granted scholarships by the Fulbright Program, placing the university in the national top 10 for the 2022-23 academic year.
Columbia RAs take to president’s mansion, demand union recognition
Dozens of students and resident assistants gathered at Columbia University on Monday, Feb. 20 in protest of the university’s refusal to recognize the RAs’ union.
NYU profs discuss Turkey and Syria earthquakes at town hall
The NYU Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies hosted a town hall on Tuesday, Feb. 21 to discuss the recent earthquakes that have devastated Turkey and Syria.
Conservative nonprofit directs its indignation at NYU professors
Right-wing organization Turning Point USA has accused four additional NYU faculty of discriminating against conservative students. “I can give two shits about them,” one of the professors told WSN.
NYU’s new president on the university’s future and affirmative action
On the day she was announced as NYU’s next president, Linda Mills met with administrators and students at two meet-and-greet events and spoke to WSN about her appointment.
NYU vigil honors victims of Turkey and Syria earthquakes
After two deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria last week, NYU’s student government and its Turkish Student Association organized a vigil in solidarity with victims.
NYU appoints Linda Mills, a longtime administrator, as next president
Linda Mills, a university administrator overseeing student life and global programs, will succeed Andrew Hamilton as NYU’s next president.
