Racist incidents are too common in college campuses — including here at NYU — and it is time administrators be more active in its awareness and consequential elimination.
Holding such events in sake of racial diversity and then decorating them in such offensive manners is not only distasteful, but unacceptable in the 21st century.
Douglas W. Elmendorf, the dean of the Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, disinvited Chelsea Manning after the initial reprehension towards the announcement of her fellowship at the university. Harvard's reaction, however, raised even more controversy, as Elmendorf affirmed that Manning's opinions could not be endorsed by the university.
While the presence of someone who was convicted of such a gruesome crime may make some students feel uneasy, Jones served her time and undoubtedly deserves to be at NYU.
If Hamilton truly wants to make NYU accessible to more people, he should work to lower tuition instead of focusing on obscure policies that will not really help anyone.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a troubling shift in policy, that will make the rights of the accused and the accusers supposedly more balanced. However, her speech gave no specific details or guidance, raising many concerns.
While President Andrew Hamilton has made strides to make the university more affordable, the Disorientation Guide makes valid points about what more NYU has to do to increase accessibility to the university.
While the International Student Space is a step in the right direction, there is still a long path that NYU must follow to make international students feel more accommodated at the university and in the United States.
As it stands now, however, Congress have up to six months to reverse the decision. Thankfully, the leader of this university has already done what the president of the country would not by speaking out against this horrid decision.
NYU Students for Justice for Palestine's upcoming rally is a step that could help quell the tensions in the air and give support to the many student who feel their life is on the line.
