War in Gaza
Over 100 picket in front of Stern after NYU barricades Gould Plaza
Two days after NYU put up a barricade in front of Gould Plaza, pro-Palestinian demonstrators picketed on the sidewalk, condemning the university’s response to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and demanding that NYU divest from Israel.
NYU says it is not considering divestment from Israel amid protests
Students and faculty held demonstrations calling for the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel and shut down its Tel Aviv program in multiple locations on campus two days after police swept the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Gould Plaza.
Faculty condemn NYU response to encampment in letters to admins
Dozens of faculty in multiple university departments and at NYU’s School of Law signed letters criticizing the university’s authorization of arrests at Monday’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
‘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.
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.
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.
Max Azzarello, man who died after self-immolating outside Trump trial, distributed pamphlets with NYU-related conspiracies
Azzarello had been seen sharing similar pamphlets in Washington Square Park in the days leading up to the demonstration.
NYU students join hundreds at Columbia pro-Palestinian encampment
More than 100 student protesters were arrested at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at Columbia University on Thursday afternoon. NYU students and faculty were reportedly not among those arrested.
NYU’s Paulson atrium restrictions might violate 2012 legal agreement
University officials insist that the public atrium is not closed — merely temporarily, indefinitely restricted to NYU-only access for security reasons. But potential flaws in their interpretation of a legal document cast doubt on this justification.
Pro-Palestinian activists spray paint NYU subway station
At the start of the university’s Weekend on the Square events, unidentified activists spray painted the Eighth Street-NYU station with the words “FUNDS GENOCIDE” under tiles spelling out “New York University.”
3 professors seek defendant status in antisemitism lawsuit against NYU
The professors are arguing they should be included as defendants in a November lawsuit against the university, which they say poses a direct threat to their First Amendment rights and academic freedom.
