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‘A chilling effect’: Conduct guidelines cast shadow of concern over faculty
In a series of interviews with WSN, faculty members expressed concern over NYU’s updated conduct guidelines for the academic year, which cite “code words, like ‘Zionist,’” as examples of speech that could violate the university’s non-discrimination policy.
NYU says it ‘never offered’ to disclose Israel investments, despite protesters’ claims
The university responded to a series of on-campus demonstrations, which alleged that administrators had prepared to detail NYU’s investments and endowment.
2 faculty members arrested at Bobst demonstration
The New York City Police Department arrested at least eight protesters, including faculty, since they began demonstrating outside the library’s entrance early this morning.
Students and faculty call for divestment from Israel at Bobst
Members of the on-campus group Shut it Down NYU occupied the library’s 12th floor, where they criticized administrators for allegedly retracting an agreement to disclose the university’s investments.
Accreditation agency drops complaint against NYU
The free speech organization criticized NYU’s response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus after ranking it third to last in an evaluation of free speech policy.
Strand Bookstore workers go on strike, demand higher wages
New Yorkers joined unionized workers at a picket outside the bookstore’s flagship East Village location in the wake of the employees’ contract expiring in November.
NYU Langone spends half the national average on charity care, experts say
The medical center said the calculation fails to consider its other affordable care offerings, which it says exceed those of other health systems.
NYU Law admin threatens pro-Palestinian students with disciplinary action
The student group alleged that the administrator disrupted a silent demonstration, where law students displayed signs accusing NYU of funding “genocide” amid the war in Gaza.
East Village dog cafe goes belly-up after months of financial hardship
New Yorkers mourn the closure of Boris & Horton, the city’s first pup-friendly cafe.
Students protest Abu Dhabi campus amid Sudan civil war
Demonstrators called for NYU to pull investments from companies with ties to the United Arab Emirates, citing its alleged supply of weaponry used against Sudanese citizens.
NYU Langone names emergency department after Home Depot
The department received $10 million from The Home Depot Foundation, which was founded by the medical center’s billionaire namesake Kenneth Langone.
