All content by Alina Hollister
![Two women dancing while surrounded by a cheering crowd.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-bailar-20-1200x800.jpg)
Hispanic and Latine organizations come together through dance
Students and staff from NYU’s Academic Achievement Program brought Hispanic and Latine organizations together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an evening of dance.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• October 17, 2023
![A plaque that reads “New York University School of Law” next to the front gate of N.Y.U.’s law school.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/news-nyulawjournalupdate-1200x800.jpg)
NYU Law students demand compensation after bar ruling
Student writers and editors at NYU’s law journals are saying a new resolution from the American Bar Association should grant them credit or monetary compensation for their work, which they have been demanding for months.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• September 27, 2023
![A big crowd of people sit on ascending tan marble steps, many of them with their heads facing down and their eyes closed.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/news-sudanvigil-4-900x600.jpg)
NYU students and faculty hold vigil to mourn deaths in Sudan
Over 100 students and faculty members gathered at NYU’s Kimmel Center on Thursday, April 27, to grieve the hundreds of lives lost in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• April 28, 2023
![E.U. ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis and N.Y.U. Law professor J.H.H. Weiler standing next to each other on a stage. They are standing next to two large brown armchairs and a small table with water bottles on top.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/news-euambassador-900x675.jpg)
EU ambassador talks AI at NYU Law event
The ambassador to the United States visited NYU’s School of Law to speak about the future of AI regulation and government surveillance.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• April 27, 2023
![Yevgenia Albats shown on the left and David Hoffman shown on the right both watching a video of Washington Post reporter Evan Gershkovich locked in a glass cell in a Moscow court.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/news-yevgeniaalbats-900x600.jpg)
Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats discusses journalists incarcerated in Moscow
Yevgenia Albats, NYU’s Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Russian journalist, hosted David Hoffman on April 18 to speak about the Moscow incarceration of two journalists.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• April 20, 2023
![Protesters make their way down University Place in a large group, holding signs and chanting.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Feature-transrightsprotest-Jason-900x600.jpg)
Trans Day of Visibility march sees hundreds gather for trans rights
Transgender rights organizers, activists and allies marched from Union Square to Washington Square Park to demand change to anti-trans legislation.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• April 3, 2023
![The exterior facade of the Astor Place Starbucks location is covered by scaffolding as pedestrians walk by underneath.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/news-starbucksunion-manasagudavalli3-900x600.jpg)
How baristas at the Astor Place Starbucks are fighting to unionize
A Starbucks near NYU’s Washington Square campus has joined a national movement to unionize for increased pay and improved working conditions.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• March 1, 2022
![Actress Yara Shahidi and her mother Keri Shahidi discuss their efforts to support disenfranchised communities. (Image courtesy of NYU)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MLK-Week-2022-UWE_Email-1200x900-SMALL-900x675.png)
Yara and Keri Shahidi impart cycle of success for Black creatives with 7th Sun Production and educational endeavors at NYU talk
Yara and Keri Shahidi spoke with Lisa Coleman about how their desire to help create space for disenfranchised communities is rooted in their family values.
Alina Hollister and Sara Jordan Ruttert
• February 14, 2022
![Fabienne Doucet is the first Black woman to lead a research center at NYU Steinhardt. (Image courtesy of NYU)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Fabienne-Doucet-Headshot-900x505.jpeg)
Fabienne Doucet becomes first Black woman to lead a Steinhardt research center
Fabienne Doucet focuses on mentorship and community as the new director of NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• February 10, 2022
![Angela Davis speaks at a virtual event hosted by NYU Abu Dhabi. Davis is a world-renowned author, scholar and political activist. (Image courtesy of NYU Abu Dhabi)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MLK-Week-2022-Black-Global-Consciousness_Email-1200x900-SMALL-1-900x675.png)
Angela Davis addresses Black global consciousness at NYU event
NYU Abu Dhabi hosted a virtual event with Angela Davis, a leader in the Black liberation movement, where she discussed her experiences with combating global systemic oppression.
Alina Hollister, Staff Writer
• February 4, 2022
![The latest Student Government Assembly meeting was held Jan. 27. They debated on two resolutions. (Photo by Jorene He, Staff Illustration by Edward Franco)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SGA-Resolutions-1-31-900x601.png)
Student gov’t elects new vice-chair at first spring meeting
During its latest meeting, the Student Government Assembly quarreled over a resolution to elect the SGA chair through a student body vote and bid farewell to Presidents Council Vice-Chair Anthony Cruz.
Alina Hollister, Contributing Writer
• January 31, 2022
![The front of a brown building, with the words "TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS" above the large doors. There are a few people walking down the street in front of the building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/theater-tisch-katiepeurrung-900x621-1-1.jpg)
Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large • September 6, 2024
![An aisle of bookshelves filled with multicolored books.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-books-feature-1200x801.jpg)
![An illustration of the Washington Square Park arch and fountain. The words “BACK TO SCHOOL,” are above the words “Ins and Outs.” On the left is a smiling figure under a sunny sky and on the right is an angry figure under a cloudy sky.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/culture-ins-and-outs-1200x800.jpg)
![A man in a black shirt, a woman in a brown sweater, a teenage girl in a gray knit sweater and a child in a blue-and-green striped shirt look scared and are holding one another. They are sitting in a dark children’s bedroom.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-film-afraid-movie-review-1200x720.png)
Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor • September 6, 2024
![A person wearing a keffiyeh is zip tied by a cop in protective gear.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/news-disciplinaryaction-1200x798.jpg)
Hope Pisoni, Investigative Reporter • September 5, 2024