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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...

(Matt Petres for WSN)

Students protest CIA presence at internship fair

NYU’s Students for a Democratic Society cited the agency’s military operations in foreign countries, saying it contradicted the university’s code of ethics.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 12, 2025

Dozens of students have signed a petition calling on NYU to uninvite representatives from the CIA to its Wednesday spring internship fair, saying the agency’s work is not aligned...

NYU's website was hacked for at least two hours on Saturday, revealing private information of students and applicants over the last 30 years. (Lauren Sanchez for WSN)

Former employee sues NYU for religious discrimination

A former Residence Hall Resource Manager at NYU is alleging that the university perpetrated religious discrimination by requiring him to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer February 11, 2025

A former NYU housing manager is suing the university for religious-based discrimination, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after refusing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccination...

(Courtesy of Nicolas Manassi)

Wagner dean on stepping down, returning as a faculty member

Sherry Glied, who has led the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service since 2013, spoke with WSN about the school’s growth and what she hopes to accomplish as a faculty member.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor February 10, 2025

After over a decade of leading NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Sherry Glied has decided to step down as dean and join the school’s faculty, President...

Editorial: NYU’s disciplinary measures against students are reckless and reactive

Editorial: NYU’s disciplinary measures against students are reckless and reactive

NYU’s disciplinary attacks on pro-Palestinian students are inaccurate, arbitrary and politically motivated.
WSN Editorial Board February 7, 2025

In the past month, NYU suspended 13 students and placed 20 others on probation for at least a year for their participation in a pro-Palestinian sit-in last semester. The students...

(Alana Beyer for WSN)

ICE agency cancels interviews at NYU Law career fair amid backlash from 1,000-plus students

At least five institutes have withdrawn from the law school’s Public Interest Legal Career Fair in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Dharma Niles, News Editor February 6, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement canceled some of its interviews with students at the NYU School of Law’s Public Interest Legal Career Fair after a petition condemning...

(Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Grad student resigns from on-campus job amid NYU Langone protests

More than 100,000 others signed an online petition demanding that the medical center pull back on its decision to deny children gender-affirming care.
Dharma Niles, News Editor February 6, 2025

A graduate student worker at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service resigned after NYU Langone Health reportedly denied gender-affirming care to at least two patients.  Last...

People rally in front of NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York. (Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Over 1,000 call on NYU Langone to continue providing gender-affirming care for children

After the medical center reportedly denied treatment to at least two patients, New York Attorney General Letitia James threatened to sue it for violating anti-discrimination laws.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor February 5, 2025

More than 1,000 students, staff and transgender rights activists gathered outside NYU Langone Health’s Tisch Hospital on Monday evening to protest the medical center’s decision...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

NYU says it will ‘comply with the law’ in response to immigration crackdown

The statement comes after NYU Langone Health reportedly warned its employees to avoid protecting patients from immigration enforcement.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 5, 2025

NYU “will comply with the law” amid the Trump administration’s prospective crackdown on student visas, university spokesperson John Beckman said Monday. That same day, staff...

(Jason Alpert-Wisnia for WSN)

Contract faculty turn focus toward immigration, privacy concerns

The union emphasized protections for international faculty in its most recent negotiations meeting with administrators.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 4, 2025

NYU’s Contract Faculty United is bracing for President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, presenting new proposals focused on protecting international faculty during...

(Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

NYU AAUP report reveals ‘special relationship’ between Mills and pro-Israeli Facebook mom

President Linda Mills has repeatedly communicated with a parent now calling for the deportation of pro-Palestinian protesters.
Audrey Abrahams, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

President Linda Mills has maintained close correspondence with an NYU parent and founder of an influential Facebook group that pressures universities to sanction pro-Palestinian...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

NYU Langone silent after denying gender-affirming care to 2 children

The medical center, a leading institution for transgender health care, cancelled appointments for children in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order earlier this week.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2025

NYU Langone Health has denied gender-affirming care to at least two patients under the age of 19, following a Jan. 28 executive order from the Trump administration that directed...