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NYU to Create a Scholarship for Formerly Incarcerated Students
The scholarship, created in conjunction with the Prison Industrial Complex Committee and Incarceration to Education Coalition, will begin in the 2020-2021 school year.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 31, 2019
Board of Trustees Announces Law Firm Aiding Investigation Into Steinhardt
After a month of silence on its investigation of the sexual harassment allegations against Michael Steinhardt, the Board of Trustees named the law firm aiding its investigation and listed resources members of the NYU community could use to share any experiences with Steinhardt.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 13, 2019
SGA Condemns the Return of Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment
After it was revealed that a professor accused of sexual harassment would return to teach at NYU in the fall, the Student Government Assembly published a letter condemning the professor and the university.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 10, 2019
Academics Voice Support for Social and Cultural Analysis Department’s Boycott of NYU Tel Aviv
After the university criticized the Social and Cultural Analysis Department’s boycott of NYU Tel Aviv, academics have come out in support of the department.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 10, 2019
Fire Erupts on University Place
There were no serious injuries after a fire at an office building on University Place, but two people went to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 8, 2019
Transgender Students’ Deadnames Placed on Kimmel Steps, NYU Begins to Address the Issue
The names were placed on Kimmel’s stairs to thank seniors who donated to the 1831 fund. After complaints by transgender students, the university has offered to replace the names of any affected seniors.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• May 8, 2019
Impact of NYU Divest’s Resolution on University Sustainability Initiatives Remains Unclear
After working with students, faculty and administrators to revise its resolution for months, it is now unclear how much NYU Divest’s decarbonization resolution will impact university policies on sustainability.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 7, 2019
Over 2,000 People Sign Petition Against Boycott of NYU Tel Aviv
An NYU rabbi started a petition voicing opposition to a resolution by the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis pledging noncooperation with the study away site.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• May 6, 2019
Student Files Lawsuit Against NYU Over Allegedly False Hazing Charges
A student filed a lawsuit against the university in April after the Office of Student Conduct found him and several other members of a fraternity responsible for a hazing incident that burned multiple students. The incident ultimately led the university to ban the fraternity from campus.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• May 6, 2019
Department of Social and Cultural Analysis Pledges Noncooperation With NYU Tel Aviv
Citing entry restrictions imposed by the Israeli government, the SCA department voted to boycott NYU Tel Aviv on Thursday.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• May 2, 2019
Student Allegations of Anti-Semitism at NYU Gain National Attention
In a complaint filed to the Department of Education, Gallatin senior Adela Cojab alleges that NYU has allowed anti-Semitism to spread on campus.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• April 29, 2019
NYUAD Appoints New Vice Chancellor
Mariet Westermann will oversee NYUAD’s academic, administrative and operational affairs.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 29, 2019
LS Expands First-Year Away Program to Madrid, Steinhardt Adds FYA Program in Paris
In an interview with WSN, LS Dean Julie Mostov discussed the college’s plans to add another first-year away site in Madrid and how Steinhardt plans to start the program, as well.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• April 26, 2019
‘Human Rights at NYU’ Resolution Narrowly Struck Down in University Senate
The resolution, originally inspired by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, called for NYU to divest from companies associated with human rights violations.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• April 25, 2019
Decarbonization Resolution Passes University Senate
After months of collaboration between activists and the university administration, the decarbonization resolution passed the University Senate.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 25, 2019
Board of Trustees Continues Investigation into Steinhardt, Does Not Specify a Timeframe
As the Board of Trustees continues to investigate one of its members, Michael Steinhardt, it is unclear when the investigation will end or if changing the name of the Steinhardt school is a possibility.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 23, 2019
CAS Valedictorian Hopes the Honor Encourages POC Students
Kelsey Moore will deliver a speech at the school's baccalaureate ceremony on May 21.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 22, 2019
Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment to Return to NYU
After an 11-month Title IX investigation found Professor Avital Ronell responsible for sexually harassing her doctoral advisee and led to her suspension, the professor will return to NYU to teach in the fall.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 22, 2019
‘It’s Going To Be a Culture War’: Journalists Discuss Fake News Ahead of the 2020 Election
Journalists and academics reflected on the recent rise of fake news a year away from the 2020 presidential election.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 19, 2019
After Being Denied US Entry, BDS Co-Founder Phones in at Jewish Voice for Peace Event
After being denied entry to the U.S., BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti virtually attended the event in Kimmel where he had originally planned to appear.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 16, 2019
BDS Movement Co-Founder, Set to Speak at NYU, Denied Entry to US
Student activists are urging the university to condemn the U.S. government’s actions.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• April 15, 2019
Like NYU, Barnard Drops Aramark for Chartwells
Barnard announced Thursday that it will drop Aramark and switch to Chartwells after students protested Aramark’s ties to prisons.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 12, 2019
‘You Can Be Detained for Anything’: Academics Discuss Protecting Academic Freedom Abroad
In light of his sentencing in the UAE, U.K. postgraduate student Matthew Hedges and other academics advocated for increased protections for academic freedom at an NYU talk.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 10, 2019
What It Means for NYUAD to Be Fully Funded by the UAE
WSN explains the most important facts found in the last nine years of NYU Abu Dhabi’s tax returns.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• April 7, 2019
Continue the Fight 50 Years After Stonewall, Activists Urge
A variety of LGBTQ activists said it is important to maintain an adversarial relationship with those in power who do not support equality.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• April 2, 2019
Students Say New Dining Service Provider, Same Problems
Students don’t understand why NYU decided to switch to Compass Group for dining services because, like Aramark, Compass Group also has connections to prisons.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 1, 2019
NYU Acceptance Rate Drops to 16 Percent for the Class of 2023
The Class of 2023 will be the most selective and diverse class yet.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• March 28, 2019
Aramark Will Not Be NYU’s Dining Service Provider After July, Employees Say
The controversial food service provider’s contract has not been renewed, according to multiple employees of the company.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• March 25, 2019
Namesake of Steinhardt Accused of Sexual Harassment
Michael Steinhardt, who the Steinhardt school is named for, was accused of repeated patterns of sexual harassment in an article published in The New York Times.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• March 25, 2019
Muslim Students Continue to Mourn After Christchurch Shootings
More than a week after the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, Muslim students mourn and reflect on what happened.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• March 24, 2019
NYU Athletics Received $338,379 From Charity Linked to College Admissions Scandal
The university’s athletic department received donations from the charity associated with the recent college admissions scandal.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• March 15, 2019
Lesi Hreb | The Assertive yet Humble Idealist
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• March 14, 2019
NYU Appoints New FAS Dean
Antonio Merlo will begin his position this summer.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• March 5, 2019
Missing Student Found in the Bronx
According to an administrator, missing student Nyamal Pal was found today and is safe.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• February 28, 2019
A Look at the Terms That Built NYUAD
A 2007 provost’s report offered an in-depth look into the initial negotiations between NYU and Abu Dhabi.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• February 25, 2019
NYU to Offer New Journalism Minor
NYU’s journalism program announced that it will soon offer a minor in journalism, with tracks in print and online as well as broadcast and multimedia journalism.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• February 22, 2019
A Year Later, Students Reflect on Downstein’s Racist Black History Month Meal
Aramark, responsible for a racist meal served at Downstein last year, is one of two food service providers bidding for a contract with the university.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• February 20, 2019
Hedges Encourages Reflection on NYUAD
WSN spoke with formerly imprisoned U.K. academic Matthew Hedges and his wife Daniela Tejada over academic freedom in the UAE and at NYUAD.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• February 19, 2019
Silver Releases Statement Addressing Racist Email
Following scrutiny after a graduate student tweeted a racist email a classmate sent, Silver School of Social Work issued out a statement condemning the incident.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• February 15, 2019
Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks Politics at NYU Law
Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates compared his newfound understanding of the #MeToo movement to white people’s’ understanding of civil rights issues after reading his writing.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• February 1, 2019
NYU and professors butt heads over NYU Abu Dhabi
NYU recently issued a statement discussing the mounting criticism of NYUAD, maintaining that academic freedom is protected at the campus.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• January 28, 2019
NYU Discusses Dining Providers, Food Insecurity Before Winter Break
The bidding committee heard Aramark’s and Compass Group’s presentations and discussed food insecurity in December.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• January 28, 2019
‘Anti-PC’ Professor Rectenwald Has Retired
LS Clinical Professor Michael Rectenwald, who ran the Twitter account @antipcnyuprof, unexpectedly retired this January.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• January 28, 2019
NYU Law Faces Backlash After Eliminating Alumni From Listserv
A petition by an NYU Law alumnus to keep the current listserv has garnered over 180 signatures from students and alumni.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• January 16, 2019
University Receives Over 84,000 Applications for Class of 2023
Applications to the university have increased for the 12th year in a row.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli
• January 7, 2019
University Agrees to Meet Activists’ Demands on Aramark After 155-Hour Occupation
The Incarceration to Education Coalition ended their 155-hour long occupation in Bobst and Kimmel after NYU agreed to meet some of the organization’s demands, but NYU said “the University cannot make pledges that bind its actions in future years.”
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• December 9, 2018
IEC Moves Days Long Occupation to Kimmel Stairs
Members of the IEC have now moved their occupation of Bobst to Kimmel, hoping to escalate their protest of NYU’s dining services.
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• December 6, 2018
IEC Continues 40-Hour Sit-In at Bobst
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• December 5, 2018
Faculty Discuss NYU’s Ties to Abu Dhabi
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• December 4, 2018
At Langone, a Doctor Gives a Gunshot Victim a New Face
The second full-face transplant performed at NYU was conducted over a 25-hour period.
Kristina Hayhurst and Meghna Maharishi
• December 3, 2018
Students Support Faculty Letter, Urging Hamilton to Respond to NYU’s UAE Relationship
Hamilton told faculty signatories in an email that he had spoken to senior officials in the Abu Dhabi government as well as Durham University’s vice chancellor about Matthew Hedges’ life sentence.
Meghna Maharishi
• November 28, 2018
Hamilton to Address Faculty Concerns About UAE
With its degree-granting campus in Abu Dhabi, NYU remains inextricably tied to the United Arab Emirates as its government received international condemnation over the imprisonment of a British doctoral student — that the government has since pardoned.
Alex Domb and Meghna Maharishi
• November 26, 2018
Jerusalem Post Correspondent Talks BDS on Campus
Realize Israel invited chief political correspondent Gil Hoffman to speak to students about BDS and Israeli politics.
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• November 13, 2018
Liberal Studies Hosts Town Hall on Milo Yiannopoulos and Free Speech
Liberal Studies hosted an open dialogue session with LS students to discuss their thoughts on free speech on campus after the postponement of Milo Yiannopoulos’ canceled appearance.
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• November 8, 2018
On Highly Anticipated Election Day, NYU Goes to the Polls
NYU students headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for the 2018 midterm elections.
Meghna Maharishi and Jared Peraglia
• November 6, 2018
Rebuking Aramark, Students Pressure NYU Dining Services
SGA passed a resolution to boycott food service providers such as Aramark, Compass Group USA and AVI Foodsystems because of their relationships with prisons, although all three companies expressed interest in submitting a proposal to NYU’s bidding process.
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• November 5, 2018
New Yorkers Let Loose at Packed Halloween Parade
At the annual New York City Village Halloween Parade, WSN met a queen from Colombia, Bob and Linda Belcher and a cotton candy-costumed foodie.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• October 31, 2018
Student Decarbonization Efforts Gain Momentum
NYU Divest’s campaign for decarbonization may now finally be heard by the University Senate in a week, while NYU Divest plans to amplify its resolution by hosting a rally on the same day.
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• October 29, 2018
Gallatin Holds Town Hall to Discuss Being@NYU Survey Results
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• October 23, 2018
University Urges Students to Vote
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• October 22, 2018
Aramark Competitor Abruptly Drops Out
The competition to become NYU's next food provider just got smaller.
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• October 15, 2018
Former Planned Parenthood President Speaks at NYU
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• October 4, 2018
From Music Teacher to Gubernatorial Candidate: Hawaii’s Andria Tupola Speaks at NYU
Meghna Maharishi, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2018
NYU Wants You to Vote
Meghna Maharishi, Contributing Writer
• September 26, 2018
JUUL-Addicted NYU Braces for Federal Crackdown
Meghna Maharishi, Contributing Writer
• September 19, 2018
Law Professor Delivers Scathing Testimony at Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray testified against the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Meghna Maharishi, Contributing Writer
• September 14, 2018
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