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Statistics Aren’t Everything, NYU

Statistics Aren’t Everything, NYU

Despite advertising otherwise, diversity at NYU is more complex than the numbers it releases
Kenzo Kimura, Staff Writer October 21, 2019

Two months ago, I stepped into Radio City Music Hall along with thousands of other first-years for the Presidential Welcome. As we all shuffled into the amphitheater and watched...

NYU’s Lack of Consideration for Black Students

NYU’s Lack of Consideration for Black Students

NYU only caters to a majority of its students, making minorities feel excluded.
Chinenye Onyeike, Contributing Writer October 14, 2019

I’m grateful that I have the opportunity to attend a school as prestigious as NYU. I’ve received a lot of praise from friends back home and job opportunities in my field of...

Tejaswini Niranjana, a cultural theorist and author, speaks on the #MeToo movement in relation to the Hong Kong protests. (Staff Photo by Chelsea Li)

Activists Talk Whitewashing of #MeToo Movement, How It Progressed Internationally

Panelists from Pakistan, India and Morocco spoke about how the #MeToo movement has played out in their countries.
Jana Warshawsky, Contributing Writer October 2, 2019

TW: This article mentions sexual assault. Though the most recognized voices of the #MeToo movement have been those of women in the United States, women across the world have...

The logo of NYU's Student Government. (Courtesy of NYU Student Government)

Student Government Address Diversity Through Alternate Senator at-Large Positions

The Student Senators Council has reached out to clubs and organizations representing minorities to encourage students to apply.
Ishaan Parmar and Victor Porcelli September 26, 2019

NYU’s student government is making efforts to increase diversity through their Alternate Senator at-Large applications, which are due Monday. The Student Senators Council...

The Black Millennial Event (Photo by Emily Mason).

Weekly LS Panels Highlight Diverse Black Experiences

To kick off Black History Month, LS hosted a panel discussing the differing experiences within the black community.
Emily Mason, Staff Writer February 11, 2019

LS Clinical Assistant Professor Kaia Shivers read lines in the Yoruba language, with each sentence punctuated by a collective chant of “ashe,” the Yoruba word meaning “so...

Movie posters for “The BlacKkKlansman,” “Ghost in Shell,” “Black Panther,” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”

Fishing for ‘Bait’ Amid Oscar’s Diversity Push

The push for diversity within Hollywood may be redefining the nature of "Oscar bait."
Trishna Rikhy and Trishna Rikhy September 17, 2018
The push for diversity may be redefining the nature of "Oscar bait."
All Hype, No Heat: VFILES at Fashion Week

All Hype, No Heat: VFILES at Fashion Week

Amanda Burkett, Beauty and Style Editor September 10, 2018
Wacky as always, the VFiles show in this year's Fashion Week did not disappoint.
Indonesian Diversity Showcase S/S 2019

Indonesian Diversity Showcase S/S 2019

Daniel Benitez, Contributing Writer September 8, 2018

Inspiration flew 9,628 miles to the streets of Manhattan for New York Fashion Week. The Spring/Summer 2019 Indonesian Diversity showcase presented three young designers: Vivi...

Gabriel Brodbar, the director of the NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program, speaks at the event.

NYU Awards $1.1 Million to Companies Making Education Accessible for All Families

Ryan Jackloski, Contributing Writer August 26, 2018
After the Algorithm for Change competition, NYU and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awards $1.1 million to four different organizations.
President Andy Hamilton delivered a remark before the Being@NYU results presentation on April 24 in Kimmel Rosenthal.

17 Percent of Students Have Experienced Hostility at NYU, Being@NYU Survey Reveals

Sayer Devlin, Managing Editor April 24, 2018
NYU released preliminary results for its widely promoted Being@NYU survey, a campus-wide initiative taken in the Fall 2017 semester.
A Muslim student standing in the lobby of the Henry Kaufman Management Center. Stern has recently gained attention from the larger NYU community due to instances of Islamophobia and discrimination.

Racial Discrimination and Islamophobia Pervasive in Stern

Jemima McEvoy and Sakshi Venkatraman April 23, 2018
Muslim and black students have reported experiencing racial discrimination and Islamophobia in the Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Members of the Tau Epsilon chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. pose with their Sigma hand sign after co-hosting an event in Kimmel on Tuesday.

Sigma Gamma Rho Creates Space for Women of Color

Taylor Nicole Rogers, Editor-at-Large April 16, 2018
NYU’s only black sorority works to include black female students in student life.