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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.
Admins ask Nike to respond to wage theft allegations
Two administrators signed a letter asking Nike to address claims that one of its factories in Thailand coerced and did not pay its workers.
Administrator punched near Washington Square Park
An unidentified individual punched an NYU administrator on the right side of her face Wednesday morning, following previous attacks on women in lower Manhattan.
Human rights scholar Martha Minow to speak at this year’s commencement
Minow, who is the former dean of Harvard Law School, will be among three women to receive honorary degrees at NYU’s commencement ceremony in May.
RAs unionize, demand university recognition
A majority of resident assistants on campus recently unionized, and are now demanding that NYU recognize them as a formal union.
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.”
Social work students rally for paid field time and fewer hours
Dozens of social work students from NYU and several other East Coast universities gathered at Washington Square Park to call for changes to their programs, including paid field learning hours, in a rally on Sunday.
Angela Chou selected as next student gov’t chair
Members of the student government elected Angela Chou, a junior in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, as its next chair.
Former employee suing NYU Langone for disability discrimination
The employee said she was fired after requesting leave due to a breast cancer diagnosis.
NYU Law drops to No. 9 in U.S. News rankings
Despite the decline in the general rankings, the School of Law placed first for international law, tax law and criminal law.
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.
NYU acceptance rate stays at 8% for class of 2028
Overall applications to NYU decreased for the 2023-24 admissions cycle for the first time since 2007, but the university saw its greatest-ever number of early decision applicants.
