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

Washington Square News

The exterior of N.Y.U. Langone’s Tisch Hospital and the Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion.

Former employee suing NYU Langone for disability discrimination

The employee said she was fired after requesting leave due to a breast cancer diagnosis.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy Managing Editor April 11, 2024

A former NYU Langone Health employee is suing the medical center for disability discrimination, alleging she was “abruptly terminated” after asking for time off due to a breast...

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Student sues NYU over ‘excessive’ suspension after taking down Israeli hostage posters

The student, who was suspended at the end of last semester, is arguing that the university wrongfully applied its conduct policies to her case.
Maisie Zipfel, Deputy News Editor April 8, 2024

A first-year student who was suspended last semester for taking down posters of Israeli hostages is now suing NYU, alleging the disciplinary action did not align with the university's...

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NYU moves to dismiss antisemitism lawsuit brought by Jewish students

The university called for the lawsuit, which accuses it of indifference toward antisemitic incidents on campus, to be dismissed earlier this month.
Aashna Miharia, Deputy News Editor March 25, 2024

NYU is looking to dismiss a November lawsuit filed by three Jewish students that accuses the university of indifference toward antisemitism and of violating federal civil rights...

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NYU’s yearslong history with the Turner Construction Company

The university hired Turner to construct the Paulson Center months after filing a lawsuit against the company accusing it of building faulty flood protections.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Staff Writer February 20, 2024

Just a few months before NYU hired Turner Construction Company — an international construction services firm based in North America — to build the now-completed Paulson Center,...

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Prof. requests defendant status in antisemitism suit against NYU

Adrianna Nehme, News Editor February 16, 2024

CAS professor Andrew Ross, who was accused of “egregious acts of antisemitism” in a November complaint filed against NYU by three Jewish students, will be allowed to make a...

To the right, there is a sign on a brick wall that reads, “New York University School of Law.” Behind that wall is the entrance to a brick building.

Student pushes for class-action status in Law Review suit

An anonymous NYU Law student claiming the school’s journal discriminates on the basis of race and sex in selecting editors wants to bring his lawsuit to class-action status.
Bruna Horvath, News Editor January 30, 2024

A first-year law student who filed a complaint against NYU, accusing it and its Law Review of discriminating on the basis of race and sex, is requesting class-action status for...

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Professors demand jury trial in multimillion-dollar retirement plan case

The university is engaged in a yearslong legal battle with a group of professors who claim it mismanaged their retirement plans. The professors are once again calling for a jury trial.
Bruna Horvath, News Editor January 25, 2024

A group of professors who accused NYU of mismanaging their retirement plans in a 2016 lawsuit are pushing for the case — which alleged that the university cost the group $358...

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Doctor sues NYU Langone for unlawful termination after Israel-Hamas war-related posts

The lawsuit, filed by the former director of NYU Langone Health’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, also accused the medical center of religious discrimination.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor November 20, 2023

The former director of NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center filed a lawsuit against both the hospital and the university on Thursday, alleging that he was terminated...

The first three pages of a lawsuit filed against N.Y.U. for being indifferent to instances of anti-Semitism layered on a violet-gradient background.

Jewish students sue NYU over alleged indifference to on-campus antisemitism

The lawsuit called for the university to suspend or expel students and terminate faculty involved in “antisemitic abuse” on campus, and accused the administration of ignoring reports of antisemitic incidents.
Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor November 15, 2023

Three Jewish students filed a lawsuit against NYU on Tuesday, claiming that the university has been indifferent toward instances of antisemitism on campus and violated federal...

N.Y.U. Grossman School of Medicine building. It is a red brick building. People are walking outside the building and a large sign with “NYU Grossman School of Medicine'' is in the front.

NYU facing gender discrimination lawsuit, upcoming trial

A gender discrimination case brought by a former physician against NYU is slated to go to trial in the next few months.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor October 5, 2023

A former employee at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine filed a lawsuit against the school on the basis of gender discrimination and retaliation, alleging the university paid...

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‘We’ve been suffering in silence’: NYU ignored misconduct complaints, sources say

Complaints about former Athletics Director Stuart Robinson’s behavior were ignored by human resources at the university, the sources allege.
Ania Keenan, Features Editor October 3, 2023

Misconduct complaints against former Athletics Director Stuart Robinson went unaddressed by human resources long before he was suspended following allegations of sexual harassment,...

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NYU Langone facing disability discrimination lawsuit

A former NYU Langone patient accused the hospital and another medical center of unlawfully failing to provide her a sign language interpreter while she was in labor.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor September 8, 2023

A former patient sued NYU Langone Health after it allegedly failed to accommodate her with an American Sign Language interpreter before and during the delivery of her child, which...