University News
Report Reveals Discriminatory Practices on Students’ Loans
Using NYU as one metric, the Student Borrower Protection Center report found that private companies’ use of educational data could negatively impact students’ loan rates at historically Black colleges or universities and Hispanic-serving institutions.
Black Muslim Initiative Hosts Milestone Conference
The Second Annual NYU Black Muslim Initiative Symposium highlighted the erasure of Black Muslims in Islamic history.
Bar Denies NYU Student for Her Puerto Rican ID
An NYU Student was barred from entering Los Feliz, a Lower East Side bar, because of her Puerto Rican ID.
Tandon Receives Award for Increasing Women’s Role in Computing Fields
Tandon School’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering received an award and $50,000 prize for promoting women in computing education.
SGA Unanimously Passes Measure to Make Election Day a Holiday
The resolution was supported by on-campus organizations such as Generation Vote, NYU College Democrats and the student councils of several schools at NYU.
UN Ambassador to Afghanistan Visits NYU Prior to Peace Talks
Adela Raz, a United Nations ambassador of Afghanistan, spoke at NYU’s Meyer Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 25 just days before signing a deal that could potentially end the U.S.’ longest-running war in Afghanistan.
SGA Chairperson Hosts Town Hall on Food Insecurity
Senator-at-Large for Students Experiencing Food Insecurity, Jakiyah Bradley, hosted a town hall on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to discuss the issue on NYU’s campus.
NYU Sued for Alleged Anti-Semitism, Students React
A Pro-Israel NYU alumna is suing the university for alleged violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, accusing NYU of harboring anti-semitism.
NYU Professor Accused of Inciting City-Wide Subway Protests
An NYU professor is allegedly the organizer of the protests in the subways that caused $100,000 worth of damage in the last few months.
NYUSH Students Push for Unity in Song
A group of NYU Shanghai community members made a YouTube video featuring the song “We Are Not Strangers” — a song from “The Reality Show”, a musical performed for NYU first-years during orientation.
Alumni Discuss Challenges of Attending NYU as First-Gens
Three NYU alumni talked about challenges for first-generation students, including imposter syndrome and financial hurdles.
NYU Prison Education Program Graduate Urges Visibility for Formerly Incarcerated
NYU PEP graduate José Diaz and faculty member Raechel Bosch spoke to the NYU community about lingering stigma toward the formerly incarcerated.
