Tandon relents, students to walk at graduation
Administrators at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering reversed changes to the school’s graduation ceremony that would have eliminated the traditional walk across the stage due to time constraints.
What to do this week: Plant a tree with President Hamilton and a Minecraft tournament
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: April 17-23.
NYU to resume merit scholarships for MLK program after outcry
The university announced that it will resume merit-based scholarships for students in its flagship MLK Scholars program, following years of criticism from students.
NYU drops antisemitism charge against grad student
A graduate student worker who lost her on-campus job and was charged with counts of vandalism and antisemitism after writing on a discarded mailbag will be rehired by the university.
NYU’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing appoints new dean
NYU announced that Angela Amar, an accomplished nursing educator, will take over as dean of the university’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing this summer.
‘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.
More than half of NYU students likely don’t know who Andrew Hamilton is, WSN survey finds
As university president Andrew Hamilton prepares for the end of his tenure, he remains an unknown presence to most students on campus.
World’s ‘coolest prime minister’ to speak at NYU commencement
Sanna Marin, the prime minister of Finland — dubbed the “coolest” by German news outlet Bild — will deliver the university’s commencement address at Yankee Stadium this May.
Contract faculty move to formalize union, demand recognition from Hamilton
Contract faculty at NYU marched to university president Andrew Hamilton’s office in Bobst Library to demand union recognition on Feb. 22, an action they have been asking for since 2020.
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.
NYU vigil honors victims of Turkey and Syria earthquakes
After two deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria last week, NYU’s student government and its Turkish Student Association organized a vigil in solidarity with victims.
