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Students Are Shouting, Trustees Need to Listen

Students Are Shouting, Trustees Need to Listen

WSN Editorial Board April 2, 2018

Victor Wu This past week has been a whirlwind for members of the student groups, NYU Student Labor Action Movement and NYU Divest, who have made headlines with their week of activism....

University Senate meetings are held on a monthly basis in the colloquium room. Attendees include members from the Student Senators Council, the Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Senators Council and the Full-Time Continuing Contract Faculty Senators Council, among others. (WSN File Photo)

University Senate Discusses New Freshman Housing, Sexual Misconduct

Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor February 16, 2018
WSN attends the University Senate meeting that occurred on Feb. 15.
The NYU Administrative Management Council was part of the Feb. 8 University Senate meeting to discuss problems addressed by student senators.

Student Senators Advocate for Student Representation on Board of Trustees

Eli Kapsack, Contributing Writer February 9, 2018
Important points from this month's NYU's Student Senators Council meeting, held on Thursday.
NYU Divest and NYU SLAM attempted conversations with some members of the Board of Trustees with limited success.

Divest and SLAM Confront High-Profile Trustees in Kimmel

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor December 11, 2017

Members of NYU Divest and the Student Labor Action Movement occupied exits of the Kimmel Center for University Life to track down trustees following Tuesday’s Board of Trustees...

NYU SLAM has made a number of claims recently against members of the Board of Trustees in regard to their conflicting interests.

Fact Checking SLAM’s Board of Trustees Claims

Alex Domb and Caroline Haskins, Deputy News Editors October 30, 2017
A closer analysis of the Student Labor Action Movement's claims about the Board of Trustees.
NYU President Hamilton sent a letter to SLAM in response to their request to add a student to the board of trustees. Members of the group annotated and analysed the letter to expose what they percieved to be Hamilton’s true message.

Beckman and Hamilton Slam SLAM

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor October 26, 2017
Both NYU President Andrew Hamilton and university spokesperson John Beckman spoke against SLAM's request for a student member on the Board of Trustees.
Lack of Academic Freedom Plagues NYU Abu Dhabi

Lack of Academic Freedom Plagues NYU Abu Dhabi

Mack DeGeurin and Amy Rhee October 2, 2017
NYU Professor Mohammad Bazzi's recent UAE visa denial highlights a growing number of NYU faculty and staff who have faced discrimination at the Abu Dhabi campus. NYU has largely avoided addressing these issues publicly.
WSN outlines the timeline of NYU Divest, an activist group advocating for divesting from fossil-fuel investments to lower carbon footprints, from September 2016 to April 2017.

NYU Divest in 2016-2017

Natasha Roy, News Editor April 17, 2017
A timeline of the actions that NYU Divest since its conception.
NYU Divest visited the corporate office of Board of Trustees chair William Berkley on March 31 to  deliver a letter discussing a revote on the rejection of divesting from fossil fuels industry in June 2016.

NYU Divest Brings Demands to the Board of Trustees

Htoo Min, Deputy News Editor April 3, 2017
Four members of NYU Divest went to the office of board of trustees chair William Berkley's office to deliver a list of demands regarding the university's divestment from fossil fuels.
NYU’s Board of Trustees with Andrew Hamilton in September 2016. The board of trustees has recently faced pressure from student groups to increase transparency and student involvement in the board.

What the 13 Non-NYU Related Trustees Do

Adriana Tapia, Staff Writer March 20, 2017
Although the majority of the members on the board of trustees are alumni, some members have no previous affiliation with NYU. Read this list to learn about 13 non-affiliated trustee members.
Protesters gathered at Schwartz Plaza today to demonstrate in favor of the recent SSC vote and an NYU Board of Trustees member's connection to President Donald Trump. At one point, protesters were positioned in front of the elevator that goes  to President Andrew Hamilton's office.

SLAM Protests Board of Trustees Connection to President Trump

Jemima McEvoy, News Editor February 22, 2017
NYU's Student Labor Action Movement organized a rally today to protest the lack of student representation on NYU's Board of Trustees and board member John Paulson's connection to President Donald Trump.
Earlier in the semester SLAM members protested the student voice should be heard on the Board of Trustees.

Despite Resistance, SLAM For Student Representation on Board of Trustees

Herman Lee, Staff Writer November 30, 2016
WSN catches up with the Student Labor Action Movement on their efforts to get a student representative on the Board of Trustees.