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GSAS bans ‘decorated’ attire at grad ceremonies
A new policy barring “decorated caps, sashes, stoles, cords, pins, scarves” has spurred concern about potential efforts to limit pro-Palestinian protest at this year’s convocations.
Federal gov’t restores immigration status of ‘some’ NYU affiliates
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement warned that it plans to continue revoking hundreds of visas across the country after reworking its termination policies.
Professors call for sanctuary campus with off-site classes
Dozens of faculty members demanded improved resources for noncitizen students by moving their classes off campus.
You may have seen federal law enforcement roaming around campus. It’s Secret Service for Barron.
Secret Service vans at NYU stirred panic on April 1 as the Trump administration scaled efforts to detain and revoke visas of noncitizen students and faculty across college campuses.
Editor’s Note: April 23, 2025
WSN’s decision to publish an anonymous guest essay.
Student urinated on by roommate, criticizes NYU’s ‘incompetent’ response
Despite filing reports to the Department of Campus Safety and Office of Student Conduct, the student said the university is continuing to put her “safety at risk.”
Editorial: Why NYU should, but probably won’t, follow Harvard
Unlike other universities responding to the escalating attacks on higher education, NYU has chosen quiet compliance that likely won’t offer real protections.
Over 100 NYU Law faculty condemn Trump attack on higher ed
A letter signed by the majority of NYU School of Law’s full-time faculty said the Trump administration’s attack on academic institutions and law firms is unconstitutional.
Martin Dorph, executive vice president of 10 years, to retire in October
Executive Vice President Martin Dorph has been at NYU for nearly two decades, overseeing the university’s administrative and business operations since 2015.
Deans hold info sessions on recent visa revocations
Only NYU affiliates with recorded misdemeanors have seen changes to their visa statuses, according to administrators from the Office of Global Services.
‘A vile complicity’: Members of the Rwandan community recount 1994 genocide
Through powerful testimonies, NYU’s first Kwibuka memorialized the 31st anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
NYU to add ‘seating pods’ to Kimmel stairs, redesign lobby
The university has teased plans for its Grand Staircase at the Kimmel Center for University Life since it was initially closed in October 2023 due to “protest activity.”
