Opinion: Mills’ response to prayer room vandalism highlights failure to address Islamophobia

NYU has consistently failed to take Islamophobia on campus seriously, leading to an environment where hate has festered.

Dylan Henschen, Contributing Writer • April 9, 2025

On the night of Thursday, April 3, photos of the desecration of a prayer room in Bobst Library used by members of NYU’s Muslim community began to circulate. The perpetrators...

GSOC accuses NYU of canceling pro-Palestinian events, criticizes disciplinary action

NYU’s graduate student union claimed the university has targeted students and workers for promoting pro-Palestinian speech in a statement in response to the university’s recent student conduct report.

Adrianna Nehme and Yezen Saadah • December 5, 2023

NYU’s graduate student union accused the university of canceling “several” pro-Palestinian events in a statement on Monday, also claiming there has been a “deeply concerning...

Kimmel Center holds Sept. 11 remembrance event

Faculty and staff recalled their stories of the World Trade Center attacks and shared messages of solidarity.

Gabriel Hawthorne, Staff Writer • September 13, 2021

Nearly 50 members of the NYU community — including alumni, students, employees and faculty — sat together in silence on the bottom steps of the Kimmel Center for University...

Stand Against Hindu Fascism

Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Opinion Editor • March 9, 2020

My dad is the odd one out in his family. While the rest of the family are devout, fundamentalist Hindus who support Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party,...

Stern Admin Outlines Plan of Action to Correct Inclusion, Diversity Issues

Sakshi Venkatraman, News Editor • May 1, 2018

In a four-page response letter addressed to the Student Senators Council, Stern Undergraduate Dean Raghu Sundaram, Vice Dean Elizabeth Morrison, Chief Diversity Officer Lisa Coleman and Associate Vice President Monroe France detailed concrete steps intended to fix the problems that have become the subject of university-wide conversation.

“All Muslims Are Terrorists”

Rannen Khalil, Guest Editorial • April 30, 2018

An NYU student recounts her experiences with Islamophobia at Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

NYU Failed Students of Color in Stern

WSN Editorial Board • April 30, 2018

If we want to make changes in the culture at NYU Stern School of Business, it is important that faculty, students and administrators work together to educate themselves, so that the victimized students don't need to.

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.

NYU Takes Legal Action Against Trump Travel Ban

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor • April 9, 2018

On March 30, NYU lawyers filed an amicus curiae brief against the latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s “travel ban.”

‘Jinn’ Brings Fire and Life to Teenage Crisis

Hailey Nuthals, Editor-at-Large • March 28, 2018

Nijla Mu'min’s "Jinn" explores black and Muslim identity in today's political landscape through a girl's coming-of-age.

Reviving Refugees: Making a Fashion Statement

Kate Holland, Contributing Writer • February 23, 2017

NYU freshman Ismail Ibrahim recently founded Salam Clothing, a clothing brand selling t-shirts and hoodies to promote a peaceful Arab narrative within our community.

Too Left, Too Right – Stay Slightly Left

Tom Miritello, Contributing Writer • February 6, 2017

With NYU being a overwhelmingly liberal school, many students and faculty responded to Gavin McInnes's comments in the same way. However, being intolerant of anyone's ideas to the point of violence is an attack on the First Amendment.