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SLAM and NYU Divest protestors handing out informational flyers while occupying Kimmel on Apr. 9 2018.

NYU to Respond to Faculty Outcry Against Administration’s Treatment of Activists

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor April 17, 2018
More professors have signed the letter to Andrew Hamilton speaking out against the way the university administration handled SLAM and Divest's occupation of Kimmel last week.
Students of the Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

College of Nursing Signs Letter Advocating for Gun Control

Natasha Roy, Managing Editor-at-Large March 5, 2018
The Rory Meyers College of Nursing has decided to support a letter from the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) that calls for Congress to create a bipartisan National Commission on Mass Shootings in the aftermath of the recent school shooting in Parkland.
NYU Students for Justice in Palestine is a Palestinian advocacy group. Last month members received an email threatening to release their personal details, including information on their friends and family.

NYUSJP Working With University to Maintain Members’ Safety

Arushi Sahay, Contributing Writer February 16, 2017
After NYUSJP received a threatening email in January, both the university and NYPD are working to keep students safe.
An Open Letter to President Hamilton on Student Trustees

An Open Letter to President Hamilton on Student Trustees

NYU Student Labor Action Movement, Guest Editorial Writer February 7, 2017
n the dual spirit of transparency and your commitment to better listen to the student body, we invite you, and whatever board members that would like to attend, the opportunity to engage with us in a public dialogue open to the general student body.
James Watson is facing backlash from his derogatory comments about African-American people, women and obese people.

DNA Discoverer’s Lecture Canceled Following Controversial Comments

Veronika Jelenik, Contributing Writer September 20, 2016
NYU students protested against James Watson, one of the discoverers of DNA, speaking at Langone.
The Incarceration to Education Coalition has urged NYU to remove the criminal conviction box from their undergraduate application.

Talking With the People Behind the Ban the Box Movement

Anne Cruz and Lexi Faunce February 8, 2016
Washington Square News sat down with a few members of the Incarceration to Education Coalition to discuss NYU's letter to the Common App.

UPDATE: 4 Things You Need to Know About Banning the Box at NYU

Lexi Faunce and Anne Cruz February 8, 2016
There's been a lot of talk about banning the box recently. But, what is the box?

NYU Calls Out Common App on Criminal Convictions Checkbox

Lexi Faunce and Anne Cruz February 1, 2016
After student urging, NYU sent Common App a letter requesting it to research and to consider the harmful effects of marking a box signifying prior incarcerations.

Undergraduates protest university’s GSOC negotiations

Marita Vlachou, News Editor March 6, 2015
SLAM rallies in response to the memorandum sent to the university regarding the potential strike of graduate student workers.
Letter to the Editor: GSOC calls for undergraduate student support

Letter to the Editor: GSOC calls for undergraduate student support

NYU Graduate Student Workers December 2, 2014
The working conditions of graduate student workers shape the learning conditions of undergraduates.

Activists protest NYU Law Forum

John Ambrosio, News Editor October 28, 2014
NYU Law members are sending an open letter to NYU officials pressuring them to divest from the Forum for Law, Culture and Society.
Student advocates for  financial aid reform

Student advocates for financial aid reform

Tsering Bista, Contributing Writer September 22, 2014
NYU is notorious for having one of the highest college tuition rates in the world, and for some students, like 19-year-old Lucy Parks, the financial burden is just too much to carry.