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The Student Health Center on 726 Broadway. (Taylor Grace Heller for WSN)

Employee insurance switch will not affect gender-affirming care, NYU says

University employees’ health insurance administrator will transition from UnitedHealthcare to Aetna on Jan. 1 following a decline in service quality.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor October 27, 2025

NYU employees’ health insurance will be provided by Aetna instead of  UnitedHealthcare starting Jan. 1, in an effort to reduce costs and better align health care plans with...

(Ruhi Joshi for WSN)

‘Truly devastating’: Manhattan Planned Parenthood to close Nov. 1

The closure, announced amid federal and state funding cuts, raises concerns over local access to reproductive health care.
Evan Barragate, Contributing Writer October 24, 2025

For Tisch senior Sam Del Rio, Planned Parenthood’s Manhattan clinic was where she went during her sophomore year when she needed sexual health services. Only three blocks east...

(Natalie Deoragh for WSN)

NYU not affected by ICE raid near Lafayette Hall

Nearly 40 counterfeit street vendors were detained less than five minutes away from Lafayette Hall, where students reported seeing federal agents and dozens of protesters.
Natalie Deoragh, Deputy News Editor October 22, 2025

NYU operations were reportedly not affected by a nearby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid, where masked agents aggressively detained dozens of Canal Street vendors...

NYU confirmed that a September letter to alumni included an AI-generated image. (Courtesy of Peter Slattery)

NYU confirms use of AI art in alumni donation letter

The distorted image was created by a freelance artist who used artificial intelligence, potentially violating the university’s guidelines.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor October 21, 2025

NYU administrators confirmed that a letter sent to over 35,000 alumni featured an image generated by artificial intelligence, likely violating university policy that mandates that...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

100,000 march in NYC’s ‘No Kings’ protest

At one of the largest organized protests in U.S. history, New Yorkers denounced the Trump administration’s efforts to challenge the boundaries of executive power.
Natalie Deoragh and Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos October 20, 2025

Over 100,000 protesters took to Seventh Avenue for the nationwide “No Kings” day march Saturday afternoon in condemnation of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts,...

The launch panel for the Environmental Justice Initiative. (Ivy Chan for WSN)

NYU Law launches climate justice lab

Students can provide legal counseling to communities facing systemic inequalities exacerbated by the Trump administration’s rollbacks on environmental funding.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor October 17, 2025

The NYU School of Law introduced a new experiential learning lab for students to conduct research and litigation focused on environmental inequities and health issues affecting...

(Jason Alpert-Wisnia for WSN)

Admin suggest mediator for contract faculty bargaining

The proposal cites “disappointingly little movement” after a year of contract negotiations with NYU’s full-time faculty union.
Natalie Deoragh, Deputy News Editor October 16, 2025

NYU administrators hope to hire a third-party mediator for bargaining sessions with the university’s contract faculty union, aiming to expedite the agreement process after...

(Courtesy of NYU)

‘We don’t need to panic’: Clay Shirky on NYU’s approach to AI

The vice provost for AI and technology in education spoke to WSN about navigating artificial intelligence at NYU, from student feedback to Big Tech partnerships.
Krish Dev, Digital Director October 15, 2025

When ChatGPT launched in 2022, Clay Shirky — then NYU’s vice provost for education technologies — suddenly found himself guiding the university’s response to artificial...

(Ivy Chan for WSN)

‘Insult to injury’: Mills owns up to shooting threat response

Administrators addressed “swatting” protocols and federal funding threats at the first University Senate meeting of the academic year.
Dharma Niles, Editor-In-Chief October 10, 2025

President Linda Mills said NYU “will and must do better” when responding to targeted safety threats on campus, referencing criticism of her response to last month’s hoax...

(Kyra Reilley for WSN)

NSA withdraws from NYU Tandon career fair

The cancellation follows a student petition criticizing the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance and sharing of data with Israeli intelligence.
Paige Ablon, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

The National Security Agency canceled its attendance at an NYU Tandon career fair after more than 60 students signed a petition calling for the organization’s removal, arguing...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

Conservative panelists talk campus free speech at Federalist Society event

At the recently reinstated discussion, panelists criticized elite universities’ responses to protests following Oct. 7, 2023.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor October 8, 2025

Pro-Israeli activist Ilya Shapiro does not think NYU Law administrators were intentionally antisemitic or discriminatory when they postponed his book discussion due to “security...