The Misleading Nature of the NYU Administration’s Letter
Last week, NYU President Andrew Hamilton, Executive Vice President Martin Dorph and Provost Katherine Fleming sent an email to the NYU community, providing several...
President Hamilton: Support Students in Need and Take a Pay Cut
When I received President Andrew Hamilton’s email discussing NYU’s current financial situation last week, I expected it to contain the usual insistence that the...
Teachers Deserve Better Pay in Crisis
Since the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, many schools across the United States have responded by closing their doors for the remainder of the...
DACA Recipients Deserve Aid
Fearing deportation from federal agencies like the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and failing to distribute protection to immigrant workers are just two of...
NYC Public Schools Are Failing English Language Learners
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, New York City public schools have transitioned to remote learning for the duration of the school year....
Students Need Long-Term Reliable Internet Access
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced public and private schools across the country to move to remote learning, the number of students who don’t...
It’s Time for University-Wide Pass/Fail
After University President Andy Hamilton announced that residence halls would be closed and students should move out, my sole focus was packing up my...
The Rural Public School Crisis
In 2018, Keshia Speight, a third-grade teacher at a public school in rural North Carolina, reported that most years, she spends approximately $1,000 of...
The Inadequacy of Sex Ed
“Don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant and die.” So begins a well-known scene from 2004 teen comedy “Mean Girls,” where a coach...
Participating in the Classroom
Every time I write a weekly discussion post for my English class, I’m grateful that my professor understands that participation can be measured in...
NYU Exploits Academia’s Permanent Underclass
In 2013, Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct French professor at Duquesne University, died from a heart attack at 83 years old after being laid...
Master’s Students Need More Financial Aid
With the first semester of my sophomore year coming to a close, I am beginning to feel the pressure of endless postgraduate options. I...
