Black trans activist Raquel Willis talks resistance and remembrance
NYU’s LGBTQ+ Center began Trans Awareness Week with a panel featuring Raquel Willis, an award-winning writer and activist.
NYU is now meeting 100% of applicants’ financial need
The current first-year class is the first to receive financial aid that fully meets students’ financial need, with average financial aid packages increasing by over $11,000 since last year.
Victory for Tandon workers as tentative agreement reached with NYU
Tandon employees represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153 are voting to ratify a six-year contract that includes childcare subsidies, a percentage increase in wages and portable tuition.
Adam Schiff discusses rise of authoritarianism at NYU Law event
At an NYU event, former impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff expressed concerns about the future of democracy following the 2020 presidential election.
Repeat dorm intruder infiltrates Lafayette, security response delayed
NYU security took over an hour to arrive when two Lafayette residents reported a stranger in their room harassing them and refusing to leave. This was the second time that the intruder was snuck into the dorm by the same hall resident.
NYU YDSA cancels tuition strike after failing to garner student interest
Organizers called off a tuition strike intended to pressure the university into yielding to student demands for increased affordability and transparency. The strike failed to achieve its goal of mobilizing 5,000 students.
The club is bumping: Recreational ketamine use on the rise, Langone study finds
According to a study conducted at NYU Langone, nonmedical ketamine availability has risen in recent years, but usage still remains limited to below 1% of the general population.
Vaccinated pregnant people pass COVID antibodies to their babies, Langone study finds
NYU researchers hope that the study results will diminish vaccine hesitancy among pregnant people.
Student government welcomes NYU’s first dean of students
A summary of developments from the second Student Government Assembly meeting of the fall 2021 semester.
Fauci talks ethics, misinformation and COVID-19 at NYU lecture
Anthony Fauci, the U.S. chief medical advisor, spoke at an NYU event about public health and ethics issues that have arisen during the pandemic. He was joined by bioethicist Christine Grady and CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta.
Yankee Stadium to host commencement for 2020, 2021 graduates
NYU’s class of 2020 and the class of 2021 are invited to an in-person graduation at Yankee Stadium on May 18, 2022, following two years of virtual ceremonies.
Instead of Juneteenth holiday, NYU Langone offers employees a ‘Cultural Heritage Day’
NYU Langone Health announced a new vacation day, which they are calling “Cultural Heritage Day,” after employees pointed out that the medical center’s 2022 holiday calendar did not include Juneteenth.
