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NYUAD Appoints New Vice Chancellor
Mariet Westermann will oversee NYUAD’s academic, administrative and operational affairs.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 29, 2019
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Green Grants Fund Sustainable Menstrual Products, Film Sets
This year, the Office of Sustainability awarded six Green Grants to students and faculty who plan to develop campus-wide, environmental-focused projects.
Alexandria Johnson, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2019
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A Look at the Terms That Built NYUAD
A 2007 provost’s report offered an in-depth look into the initial negotiations between NYU and Abu Dhabi.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• February 25, 2019
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NYU and professors butt heads over NYU Abu Dhabi
NYU recently issued a statement discussing the mounting criticism of NYUAD, maintaining that academic freedom is protected at the campus.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• January 28, 2019
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Faculty Discuss NYU’s Ties to Abu Dhabi
Meghna Maharishi, Deputy News Editor
• December 4, 2018
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Students Protest NYU’s Involvement in Yemeni Humanitarian Crisis
At a rally held on the Kimmel stairs, 40 protestors called on the university to take steeper action on the war in Yemen.
Jared Peraglia, Deputy News Editor
• December 3, 2018
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Faculty To Discuss Academic Freedom at NYUAD
Professors hope to take action where they feel NYU’s administration has not in regards to the universities relationship with the United Arab Emirates.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• December 3, 2018
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Students Support Faculty Letter, Urging Hamilton to Respond to NYU’s UAE Relationship
Hamilton told faculty signatories in an email that he had spoken to senior officials in the Abu Dhabi government as well as Durham University’s vice chancellor about Matthew Hedges’ life sentence.
Meghna Maharishi
• November 28, 2018
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NYU Has an Abu Dhabi Problem
The case of Matthew Hedges, the British academic sentenced to life in prison who has since been pardoned, is not the first event to put NYU’s Emirati venture in an awkward position — and it won’t be the last.
WSN Editorial Board
• November 26, 2018
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Pedro Cañas Dives into Unknown with New EP
Connor Gatesman, Music Editor
• February 21, 2018
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Hamilton Admits University Bungled NYUAD Visa Denials
Mack DeGeurin, News Editor
• February 12, 2018
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NYUAD Exhibit Comes to Washington Square
Devanshi Khetarpal, Staff Writer
• February 12, 2018
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