Opinion: The case for affirmative action and what comes next
The striking down of affirmative action has negatively affected rates of POC enrollment and threatens a fair admissions process. NYU should take measures to ensure diversity.
Summer recap: What you missed at NYU over the last few months
Linda Mills’ appointment as university president, the U.S. Supreme Court’s strike down of race-sensitive college admissions and more news you missed from over summer break.
‘A step backwards’: NYU leadership on Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
The university said it remains committed to promoting diversity on campus following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision against the use of affirmative action in college admissions.
‘I feel like I’m attending my own funeral,’ Hamilton says at farewell event
Students were outnumbered by university administrators at a farewell event in which NYU president Andrew Hamilton spoke to the student government chair about his time at the university.
Linda Mills on NYU’s expansion plans, on-campus unions and more
President-designate Linda Mills spoke to WSN about what challenges she expects to face in her upcoming term, and what the future holds for NYU.
NYU’s new president on the university’s future and affirmative action
On the day she was announced as NYU’s next president, Linda Mills met with administrators and students at two meet-and-greet events and spoke to WSN about her appointment.
What happened at NYU’s annual College Democrats-Republicans debate
In their annual debate hosted by the NYU Politics Society, NYU’s College Democrats and College Republicans faced off over U.S. aid to Ukraine, affirmative action and student loan forgiveness.
What the Supreme Court’s impending affirmative action decision means for NYU
NYU and other universities may be prohibited from considering race in admissions decisions after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on two cases next June.
Opinion: Affirmative action is the best tool for increasing diversity
The Supreme Court will likely strike down affirmative action in October. But no alternative is as effective for increasing racial diversity at universities.
Opinion: Stop exploiting Asians in your arguments against affirmative action
Arguments against affirmative action often center around Asian Americans as a way to criticize the policy as being harmful toward a minority group. However, opponents to this system have never had the interests of Asian Americans in mind.
Diverse in Race, Diverse in Thought
Colleges aren’t sacrificing intellectual diversity by focusing on racial diversity. They are helping to create it.
