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I visited NYU Tulsa, and it was better than I expected

With Tulsa’s rich history, vast selection of museums and slower pace, the city’s new NYU site is something you should be excited about.

Amanda Wang, Contributing Writer • April 26, 2024

When I first heard that NYU was launching a new study away site in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I asked myself: “Why in the world would someone ever want to study in what seems to be the...

Opinion: NYU needs to talk about its upcoming Tulsa program

If the university wants this study away initiative to succeed, it's time it starts talking more, a lot more.

Molly Koch, Opinion Editor • February 1, 2024

Nothing made me close an email faster than when I saw a headline that NYU would be establishing a new study away program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It wasn't just the seemingly random...

We Need an Alternative to Alternative Breaks

Shiva Darshan, Staff Writer • March 7, 2017

Alternative Breaks are notable for sending undergraduate students all over the world to participate in volunteer activities. However, it's debatable if Alternative Breaks provides a glorified form of volunteer tourism or if the program actually benefits communities in need.

Service Initiatives Abroad Offer NYU Students Chance to Make an Impact

Natasha Roy, Contributing Writer • September 30, 2016

NYU encourages students to serve their communities from the start of their university careers by offering many programs to provide students exactly what they are looking for when...

Youth should not be discouraged from international volunteering

March 5, 2014

Young Americans should go abroad to volunteer.