Human rights scholar Martha Minow on civil rights, race and gender at commencement
Martha Minow, the former dean of Harvard Law School, delivered this year’s commencement address, during which she highlighted the importance of fighting social injustice and inequality.
2024 commencement exercises begin at Yankee Stadium
The ceremony comes amid heightened tensions between the university’s administration and pro-Palestinian protesters, and follows cancellations of commencement ceremonies at Columbia University and the University of Southern California.
Off the Radar: ‘Attenberg’ is a transformative repose
Off the Radar is a weekly column surveying overlooked films available to students for free via NYU’s streaming partnerships. “Attenberg” is available to stream on Kanopy.
I got into NYU! On the second try
Although my journey getting into NYU was filled with uncertainty, I learned that my initial rejection was just redirection.
NYU holds first-ever grad ceremony for first-generation students
Approximately 200 students celebrated their upcoming graduations at NYU’s first ceremony dedicated to first-generation students.
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.
‘It pains me that you are in pain,’ Tandon dean says to disgruntled graduates
Aggravated students from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, unhappy that they will not be able to walk across the stage at graduation this year, sat down with their dean at a town hall on Wednesday.
Tandon students demand to walk at graduation
More than 1,300 students signed a petition asking for the university to change the graduation format for Tandon students, who won’t have the chance to walk on stage due to time constraints.
Off-Third: Judith Heumann fans hassle NYU seniors for graduation tickets
Disability rights activist Judith Heumann, along with some random singer, will speak at NYU’s commencement ceremony. Desperate to catch a glimpse of their favorite disability rights activist, Heumann’s fans are trying to buy tickets from NYU graduates.
Staff Rants: The end of the semester
From existential questions to never-ending homework, our staff has a lot to say in the last Staff Rants of the semester.
Six-Word Memoirs
Seniors sum up their experience at NYU in six words.
