New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

All content by Ava Pauline Emilione
The Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing is located on the seventh floor in the Tisch building. Black students struggle with cultural appropriation and the lack of Black representation in their writing classes. (Staff Photo by Shaina Ahmed)

Make Black voices heard in NYU’s dramatic writing classes

Black students are demanding for more representation among NYU Tisch faculty and staff as they struggle to reveal their work with their non-Black peers and professors.
Ava Pauline Emilione, Staff Writer December 9, 2021

Stories are extensions of our cultures and our deepest selves — allowing others to read and critique your writing is a vulnerable experience. Screenwriting workshops at NYU strengthen...