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NYU lawyers talk support for international students at Wagner panel

The co-director of NYU’s Immigrant Rights Clinic told WSN that the program is looking to expand in the wake of federal deportation efforts on university campuses.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor March 20, 2025

Faculty at the School of Law criticized the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and threats to international community members at a forum on Wednesday.  Alina...

NYU President Linda Mills, Provost Georgina Dopico and Executive Vice President Martin Dorph announced the "administrative hiring freeze" in a letter to faculty, staff and administrators on Monday. (Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

Mills freezes hiring amid federal funding uncertainty

President Linda Mills said that due to “a number of financial risk areas,” the university will pause hiring and lower salary increases as it faces multiple investigations by the Trump administration.
Aashna Miharia, Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah March 19, 2025

NYU placed an immediate hold on hiring and will lower salary increases for faculty and staff in response to the Trump administration’s threats to withdraw federal funding from...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

NYU Langone treats Israeli soldiers with advanced prosthetics

The initiative is founded by NYU Langone Health’s Center for Amputation Reconstruction, which has also offered wartime support for Ukraine and Saudi Arabia.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor March 19, 2025

NYU Langone Health is partnering with an Israeli hospital to provide Israel Defense Forces soldiers with pioneering limb reconstructive surgeries and train local doctors to do...

(Jake Capriotti for WSN)

SPS and Marriott Foundation launch $5 million hospitality program

Students in the program will take on an apprenticeship while earning credits toward an associate’s degree in hospitality, which the school will officially begin offering in the spring of 2026.
Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer March 18, 2025

The NYU School of Professional Studies has partnered with The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation to create a $5 million apprenticeship fund for students pursuing an associate...

The Trump administration recently named NYU as one of 52 schools being targeted for diversity-related partnerships. (Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Education Department to investigate NYU for ‘illegal’ DEI partnership

The university is one of 52 schools under fire by the Trump administration for partnering with a nonprofit focused on increasing diversity in Ph.D. business programs.
Dharma Niles, News Editor March 17, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education will investigate NYU for alleged civil rights violations, citing the university’s partnership with a nonprofit aiming to diversify Ph.D. programs...

An N.Y.U. flag hangs above the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Cars line the road to the right of the building and an entrance to Washington Square Park can be seen in the background.

Sony launches $7.5 million partnership with Steinhardt

The new Sony Audio Institute will offer state-of-the-art equipment, networking opportunities and new research initiatives for Music Technology and Music Business majors.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor March 14, 2025

Sony launched a $7.5 million partnership with NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development to establish the Sony Audio Institute — a new initiative...

(Samson Tu for WSN)

‘Better than most’: NYU receives B grade on antisemitism report

The Anti-Defamation League commended the university for “the actions and policies implemented” by NYU leadership “to combat antisemitism” and mitigate pro-Palestinian protest.
Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor March 13, 2025

NYU received a B grade in a recent report compiled by the Anti-Defamation League rating responses to antisemitism on 135 college campuses — labeling the university as “better...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Hundreds protest ICE detainment of Mahmoud Khalil in Washington Square Park

The group rallied in Garibaldi Plaza before marching to city hall, where at least 20 protesters were arrested condemning the arrest of a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist.
Alex Woodworth and Amelia Hernandez Gioia March 12, 2025

Hundreds of protesters from Students for Justice in Palestine chapters across New York City joined NYU students in Washington Square Park on Tuesday to condemn the Saturday detainment...

(Samson Tu for WSN)

NYU not named on Trump’s list of colleges facing antisemitism penalties

The U.S. Department of Education sent letters to 60 colleges to be investigated, including almost all universities targeted by the Trump administration’s task force against antisemitism — with NYU one of just three exceptions.
Dharma Niles, News Editor March 12, 2025

NYU was not listed among the 60 universities said to be investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for complaints alleging antisemitic harassment, despite being one of 10...

(Alex Tey for WSN)

NYU appoints Title VI coordinator as Trump cracks down on Columbia

The appointee, who served as a lawyer for the U.S. Department of Education, has previously drafted letters referencing complaints that alleged religious discrimination, disability discrimination and sexual harassment against the university.
Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah March 11, 2025

NYU President Linda Mills announced the overdue appointment of the university’s Title VI coordinator on Monday amid the Trump administration’s recent crackdown on Columbia...

(Danny Arensberg for WSN)

‘It’s a betrayal’: Hundreds demand NYU revoke latest series of suspensions

An international student, among three recently suspended graduated student workers, is reportedly under threat of losing their visa after participating in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in December, according to a petition from NYU’s graduate student union.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor March 10, 2025

NYU suspended three more graduate student workers as part of its crackdown on a pro-Palestinian sit-in last semester, among them an international student allegedly under threat...

Agitator joins mayoral candidates Scott Stringer and Jessica Ramos onstage. (Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Anti-Trump agitator crashes climate town hall

The event featured six mayoral candidates who discussed prospective environmental policies at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor March 7, 2025

Two protesters crashed a Thursday forum on climate policy that featured six mayoral candidates, calling for greater action against federal rollbacks on environmental efforts. One...