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

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A student reports an incident to the Bias Response Line.

Bias Response Line Releases Pilot Report — Annotated Facts and Figures

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor February 19, 2018

Number of reports by semester:  The relatively low number of reports in the spring 2016 semester reflects Bias Response Line's May 2016 debut date, and thus spring 2016 was a...

The Bias Response Line report is now available to the public.

Bias Response Line Delivers First Report, Two Semesters Late

Alex Domb and Sayer Devlin February 14, 2018
The Bias Response Line has released its initial report two semesters later than scheduled.
The Bias Response Line Is Broken, This Is How NYU Should Fix It

The Bias Response Line Is Broken, This Is How NYU Should Fix It

WSN Editorial Board February 9, 2018
The NYU Bias Response Line is in serious need of improvement. We have some ideas.
Speaker at an event hosted by NAS which highlighted concerns about academic freedom at universities

National Association of Scholars Holds Event on Academic Freedom

Sasha Solovyeva, Contributing Writer February 6, 2018
The National Association of Scholars and Heterodox Academy held an event last Thursday about the evolution of academic freedom on college campuses. In the face of faculty members who have called for white genocide and the elimination of political correctness, NYU is facing its own question of academic freedom.
The Bias Response Line is a phone service established in Fall 2016 to act as a confidential medium through which community members can report incidents of bias, discrimination and harassment. The resource has received favourable feedback despite only being in its pilot stages.

Does the Bias Hotline Work?

Olivia Roos, Contributing Writer March 6, 2017
An investigation into the effectiveness of the Bias Response Line— an NYU initiative to share or report experiences and concerns of discriminatory behavior on campus.