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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
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The Soapbox: Mafia crackdown in Italy, Sudan truce in UAE, cease-fire violation in occupied Palestine
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• February 14, 2025
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The Soapbox: Protests in Germany, WHO withdrawal in Argentina, island deal in the UK
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• February 7, 2025
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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
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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
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The Soapbox: Asylum seekers in Italy, a Chinese AI model shocks stock market, France offers to send troops to the Arctic
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• January 31, 2025
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CAS opens new building across from Stern
The site holds six floors of offices, classrooms and lounges, and is NYU’s first building dedicated entirely to the College of Arts & Science.
Amanda Chen and Lekhya Kantheti
• January 28, 2025
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Dozens protest onslaught of pro-Palestinian student suspensions
A group of faculty delivered a petition to President Linda Mills, calling on the university to revoke sanctions for students who engaged in a demonstration last semester.
Amanda Chen, Amelia Hernandez Gioia and Dharma Niles
• January 24, 2025
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Admin responds to nonprofit criticizing updated student conduct policy
The New York Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to NYU’s administration earlier this month, criticizing the university’s updated student conduct guidelines.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• January 24, 2025
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Winter recap: What you missed over break
NYU LA moves students to hotels, Tandon receives $10 million for a new tech project and other on-campus news since you’ve been gone.
Aashna Miharia, Amanda Chen, Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Dharma Niles and Lekhya Kantheti
• January 23, 2025
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Opinion: NYU should reduce the amount of CAS core requirements
Core requirements at the College of Arts & Science may be helpful — to an extent — but the sheer abundance of them only holds students back.
Amanda Chen, Contributing Writer
• November 12, 2024
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Opinion: Voting abroad can seem daunting — but it’s essential
NYU provides varying levels of guidance for voting abroad to its study-away students. Young voters need to be made aware of these initiatives.
Amanda Chen, Contributing Writer
• September 27, 2024
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2025
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025