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Washington Square News

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

Washington Square News

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

Washington Square News

An image of former N.Y.U Professor Lorin Stein, a man wearing a light blue shirt and a pair of black glasses, resting his head on his right hand, layered on a photograph of a stage with a blue background with the words “N.Y.U. ARTHUR L. CARTER JOURNALISM INSTITUTE” printed on it.

Former Paris Review editor’s journalism class canceled following WSN inquiry

NYU has canceled former Paris Review editor Lorin Stein’s class, after WSN emailed the university asking about sexual misconduct allegations made against him in 2017.
Maisie Zipfel, Deputy News Editor February 1, 2024

Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault and harassment.  A graduate journalism class taught by former Paris Review editor Lorin Stein, who had resigned...

Law students vote to oust SBA president from position

Law students vote to oust SBA president from position

Students at NYU Law voted to remove the president of the school’s Student Bar Association after they sent a statement in support of Palestinian resistance in a newsletter.
Adrianna Nehme, News Editor November 29, 2023

NYU School of Law student Ryna Workman will no longer serve as president of the school’s Student Bar Association, after a schoolwide vote to remove them from the position....

A medium shot of a man wearing a white shirt, a dark purple tie, a gray blazer and a silver watch crossing his arms while smiling in front of a light gray background.

NYU Langone hires new cancer center head following termination of former director

A researcher at NYU Langone Health became director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center on Monday, over two weeks after the former director was terminated.
Maisie Zipfel, Deputy News Editor November 28, 2023

Longtime NYU Langone Health researcher Alec Kimmelman is taking over as director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, more than two weeks after the previous director...