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The NYU Abu Dhabi campus. (Courtesy of Aizaz Ansari/The Gazelle)

Faculty To Discuss Academic Freedom at NYUAD

Professors hope to take action where they feel NYU’s administration has not in regards to the universities relationship with the United Arab Emirates.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor December 3, 2018
Professors hope to take action where they feel NYU’s administration has not in regards to the universities relationship with the United Arab Emirates.
NYU consolidated the Graduate Student Health Insurance Plan with its Comprehensive plan, and now some graduate students have higher co-pays and less coverage on its insurance plans. The New York State Department of Financial Services told WSN that this was not a requirement, even though the university informed graduate students multiple times that it was. (Photo by Victor Porcelli)

Graduate Students and Employees Protest NYU Healthcare Rollbacks

The protests are centered around changes made to their healthcare plans that they say were made without notification over the summer.
Sarah Jackson, News Editor November 29, 2018
The protests are centered around changes made to their healthcare plans that they say were made without notification over the summer.
NYU's Student Government Association drafts a petition, joining the over 200 professors who urged NYU President Andrew Hamilton to condemn the UAE government late last week. (Courtesy of Aizaz Ansari)

Students Support Faculty Letter, Urging Hamilton to Respond to NYU’s UAE Relationship

Hamilton told faculty signatories in an email that he had spoken to senior officials in the Abu Dhabi government as well as Durham University’s vice chancellor about Matthew Hedges’ life sentence.
Meghna Maharishi November 28, 2018
Days after 224 faculty signed a letter urging President Hamilton to Condemn the UAE for sentencing UK postgraduate student Matthew Hedges, the SGA has drafted and circulated a letter in support of the faculty’s letter.
Protestors assemble outside the steps of the Long Island City Courthouse. (Staff Photo by Victor Porcelli)

Queens Residents Protest Amazon’s Arrival

Protestors gathered on a rainy Monday afternoon in Long Island City to protest the impending arrival of Amazon's new headquarters.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor November 27, 2018
Protestors gathered on a rainy Monday afternoon in Long Island City to protest the impending arrival of Amazon's new headquarters.
 NYU's Abu Dhabi campus. NYU faculty held a townhall to discuss the university's relationship with the satellite campus. (Courtesy of Aizaz Ansari)

Hamilton to Address Faculty Concerns About UAE

With its degree-granting campus in Abu Dhabi, NYU remains inextricably tied to the United Arab Emirates as its government received international condemnation over the imprisonment of a British doctoral student — that the government has since pardoned.
Alex Domb and Meghna Maharishi November 26, 2018
With its degree-granting campus in Abu Dhabi, NYU remains inextricably tied to the United Arab Emirates as its government received international condemnation over the imprisonment of a British doctoral student — that the government has since pardoned.
An aerial view of Shanghai. (Photo by Tony Wu)

$114M of NYU’s Gifts From Donors in China, UAE

Donations from China and the UAE to NYU totaled $114 million from 2012 to 2018.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor November 26, 2018
Donations from China and the UAE to NYU totaled $114 million from 2012 to 2018.
The NYU Abu Dhabi campus. Courtesy NYUAD.

208 Faculty Members Urge NYU to Condemn UAE Over British Student’s Sentencing

The UAE’s life sentencing of Durham University postgraduate student Matthew Hedges has prompted NYU faculty to call on university administrators to defend principles of academic freedom.
Alex Domb, News Editor November 24, 2018

Following a United Arab Emirates trial in which a Durham University postgraduate student, Matthew Hedges, was sentenced to life in prison on spying charges, 208 NYU professors...

Student Government Assembly Chairperson Jakiyah Bradley leads a November 2018 town hall on food insecurity. (Photo by Sam Klein)

Town Hall Highlights Few Resources for Food-Insecure International Students

Students affected by food insecurity came together to talk about the scope of the issue and how it is being dealt with at NYU.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor November 20, 2018
Students affected by food insecurity came together to talk about the scope of the issue and how it is being dealt with at NYU.
A panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles. NYU President Andrew Hamilton has announced that the university will be expanding its presence in Los Angeles. (Photo by Alex Domb)

Steinhardt Sets Sights on LA

With NYU looking to expand in LA, Steinhardt students now hope to take advantage of new opportunities in the City of Angels.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor November 19, 2018
With NYU looking to expand in LA, Steinhardt students now hope to take advantage of new opportunities in the City of Angels.
Graphic by Rachel Buigas-Lopez

NYU Recipients React to Making Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List

Nineteen NYU community members made the list this year.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor November 19, 2018
Nineteen NYU community members made the list this year.
Kathryn Stafford in the Tisch Dramatic Writing department. Stafford reflects on her experiences of racism while in the NYU program. (Photo by Katie Peurrung)

Calling Out Tisch Dramatic Writing’s Racist Imagination

Tisch Dramatic Writing junior Kathryn Stafford writes on the racial discrimination she has faced in the department.
Kathryn Stafford, Contributing Writer November 19, 2018
Tisch Dramatic Writing junior Kathryn Stafford writes on the racial discrimination she has faced in the department.
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NYU’s Involvement in Amazon Bid Unclear

NYU President Andrew Hamilton has said the university was “part of the bid” to bring Amazon’s new headquarters to New York City.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor November 16, 2018
NYU President Andrew Hamilton has said the university was “part of the bid” to bring Amazon’s new headquarters to New York City.