University Life
Opinion: NYU’s board of trustees contradicts the university’s mission of inclusivity
Election conspiracists, CEOs who profit from immigrant detention, and other proponents of inequality have no place leading NYU. These trustees should be removed from office.
Opinion: Mandatory attendance policies are irrational and ableist
Before the pandemic, some NYU professors and schools were notorious for strict attendance policies. As the pandemic continues with rising cases and dangerous new variants, though, do mandatory attendance policies make sense for NYU’s first in-person semester since the start of the pandemic?
Opinion: NYU Student Tuition Strike: Stronger Together
An open letter to the NYU community from Jake Colosa, NYU Young Democratic Socialists of America co-chair, on behalf of NYU YDSA.
Opinion: NYU Shanghai students’ detainment was absolutely political
NYU’s complacency and inability to protect its students from being used as political tokens is a disturbing and troubling precedent.
Opinion: Mandatory vaccine policy for Fall 2021 overlooks international students
NYU administration has announced that all students must be vaccinated — with the exception of those unable to due to health and religious reasons — before returning to campus in the fall. How will this impact NYU’s international student body in the Global South?
Opinion: The Museum Gateway Program suspension is an opportunity to scrutinize our relationship with museums
While we cannot reverse the suspension of NYU’s Museum Gateway program, we can use this time to re-evaluate our relationships with museums and which ones we, as students, receive free admission to.
Opinion: The CDC must grapple with its racist history
As vaccination efforts continue at NYU and across the country, the CDC must address its history in order to overcome vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans.
We need a spring break
NYU cancelled spring break when students needed it most.
The urgency of supporting the #StrikeOnNYU
NYU’s graduate student union will vote on strike authorization until this Thursday. A strike would be a courageous bid for justice and fair conditions on campus, and deserves full solidarity from the NYU community.
NYU Is Neglecting Its Struggling Graduate Students
NYU’s graduate student union and its fight for a fair contract have been met with complete disregard. It’s time for the administration to step up and meet the demands of its graduate student workforce for negotiations, or else risk a collective strike.
We’re Resigning from WSN. Here’s Why.
We are now publicizing the grievances that led us all to this decision.
