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Protesters at an encampment set up in an outdoor place at night. In front of them are signs, three small Palestinian flags and a large pride flag.

Board of trustees affirms ‘complete confidence in and full support’ of Mills after Gallatin no-confidence vote

Evan Chesler, chair of NYU’s board of trustees, expressed support for President Linda Mills and “her efforts to keep the campus safe” after a majority of full-time Gallatin faculty voted that they do not have confidence in her leadership.
Bruna Horvath, News Editor April 29, 2024

Chair of the board of trustees Evan Chesler expressed the board’s “complete confidence in and full support” of President Linda Mills and “her efforts to keep the campus...

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Op Ed Live: Sexton’s Legacy

November 15, 2013
Steinhardt professor Ted Magder and co-chair of the WSN editorial board Edward Radzivilovskiy debate President John Sexton’s legacy, university governance, votes of no confidence, the NYU 2031 expansion plan, and more.
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Faculty hold teach-in to bring attention to no-confidence votes

September 16, 2013
On Friday, NYU faculty urged students to become more involved in the recent issues concerning university governance.
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No Confidence recap: administration moves to resolve tensions with faculty

Nicole Brown, News Editor August 25, 2013
After the votes of no confidence passed in five schools in recent months, the NYU administration have taken measures to work more closely with faculty to resolve governance issues.
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UPDATE: Steinhardt faculty governance discussions continue

Nicole Brown April 11, 2013
After a faculty meeting on Monday, the Steinhardt faculty still divided about NYU governance.
Full coverage: vote of no confidence

Full coverage: vote of no confidence

March 25, 2013
The ongoing developments on campus surrounding the vote of no confidence have spurred a much larger debate about university governance.

The system behind the vote

March 13, 2013
Taking a look at the electronic voting system under the vote of no confidence.
Rachel Kaplan/WSN

NYU leadership divides faculty

Nicole Brown March 13, 2013
In the midst of the CAS faculty's no confidence vote, other NYU faculty members look into the Board of Trustees’ role in hiring NYU President John Sexton and the lack of fiscal transparency.
Jonathan Tan/WSN

Students should care about no-confidence vote

March 12, 2013
NYU students should be attentive to the current vote of no confidence regarding NYU President John Sexton.
Julie DeVito/WSN
Faculty lined up outside Kimmel 801 to check-in before the vote took place.

FAS to hold vote of no confidence against Sexton in March

December 13, 2012
Faculty of Arts and Science voted Thursday on whether or not to have a "vote of no confidence" against President Sexton.