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‘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.

Bruna Horvath and Yezen Saadah • July 3, 2023

NYU leadership expressed disappointment at the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-sensitive college admissions practices in a letter to the university community...

Bobst Library’s enduring history of suicide

Alyssa Goldberg, Features Staff • March 7, 2022

How a string of student deaths in the early 2000s shaped NYU’s architecture, curriculum and mental health services.

Bomb threats force evacuations at Brown, Columbia, Cornell

Brown, Columbia and Cornell Universities are the latest in a slew of bomb threats targeting universities across the United States this past week.

Arnav Binaykia, Kristian Burt, Rachel Cohen, Rachel Fadem and Suhail Gharaibeh • November 7, 2021

Brown University, Columbia University and Cornell University received bomb threats on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 7. Brown evacuated all buildings on the Main Green, Columbia...