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Faculty talk Trump orders on higher education at town hall

Members of NYU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors spoke at the event, where they debriefed the Trump administration’s “unprecedented assault on higher education.”
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 27, 2025

Professors criticized NYU’s response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders, including his crackdowns on immigration and gender-affirming care, at an American Association...

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Students protest NYU investments outside trustees’ finance meeting

Members on the university’s board of trustees exiting the building were met with a group of protesters requesting they meet to discuss NYU’s investments in companies with ties to Israel.
Alex Woodworth, Photo Editor February 26, 2025

Around 20 students picketed outside NYU’s Finance Committee meeting run by the board of trustees on Tuesday, where they demanded that the university divest from companies with...

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NYU Langone nurses brace for strike amid union contract negotiations

Nurses at the medical center’s Brooklyn location claimed that the recently reported staffing shortage at the hospital violates state law.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 26, 2025

Around 1,000 nurses at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn announced they will go on strike Saturday if hospital administrators do not address concerns about short staffing and inadequate...

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‘Insulting’: Contract faculty call for stronger NYU response to Trump administration

University administrators debated immigration policy, vaccine mandates and data privacy in their seventh bargaining session with Contract Faculty United.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 25, 2025

The union representing full-time contract faculty at NYU doubled down on its goals to combat President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and diversity initiatives at its...

At least 2 NYU affiliates involved in organizations that promote anti-trans practices

At least 2 NYU affiliates involved in organizations that promote anti-trans practices

An adjunct professor and alum have ties to nonprofits accused by human rights and medical experts of engaging in medical practices opposing gender-affirming care.
Ania Keenan and Raea Lovett February 24, 2025

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Gallatin faculty call on NYU to pardon students suspended for pro-Palestinian demonstration

Nearly 1,000 alumni have also demanded that university leadership remove its sanctions on student protesters.
Amanda Chen and Amelia Hernandez Gioia February 21, 2025

Over 40 faculty from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study signed a “symbolic pardon” for students facing suspension for up to a year for participating in a pro-Palestinian...

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Hundreds protest Trump research cuts in Washington Square Park

Researchers, politicians and union leaders called for better protections for academic research in a Wednesday afternoon rally.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 21, 2025

More than 200 graduate students, faculty and federal workers gathered in Washington Square Park on Wednesday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s cuts to academic research...

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Graduate student union condemns NYU sanctions and Trump’s immigration crackdown at study-in

The union, GSOC-UAW Local 2110, cited the university’s promise to protect immigrant and international community members amid the first Trump administration in 2021.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 20, 2025

Dozens of students sat in Bobst Library’s lobby for a study-in on Wednesday, demanding that NYU withdraw sanctions against all students and student workers who participated in...

‘Malicious misreading’: College Republicans president pushed to resign following Barron Trump comments

‘Malicious misreading’: College Republicans president pushed to resign following Barron Trump comments

The former head of the club had referred to President Donald Trump’s son and Stern first-year as “an oddity on campus.”
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 19, 2025

The president of the NYU College Republicans resigned on Sunday after calling Stern first-year Barron Trump “an oddity on campus” in an interview with Vanity Fair. Former...

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Stern MBA program launches at Abu Dhabi campus

NYU President Linda Mills attended the degree’s inaugural ceremony on Monday.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 14, 2025

President Linda Mills made an appearance at the Feb. 10 inauguration ceremony for NYU Abu Dhabi’s Master of Business Administration program, which welcomed its first class this...

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What Trump’s DEI rollbacks could mean for NYU

Amid a federal attack on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, professors and administrators remain uncertain of its total effects on the university.
Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

Since President Donald Trump’s slew of executive orders threatening to withdraw funding from research, offices and programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, concerns...

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CIA ‘unable to attend’ internship fair following student backlash

Less than 10 students held a “successful” rally outside the internship fair, criticizing NYU for inviting CIA representatives to the event.
Alex Woodworth and Kaleo Zhu February 13, 2025

The CIA was “unable to attend” an internship fair on Wednesday after a petition condemning the agency’s anticipated presence garnered over 80 signatures. About seven people...