Hamilton begins his final year at NYU

In the final welcome address of his NYU presidency, Andrew Hamilton greeted new and returning students before hosting the university’s annual “Reality Show” performance.

Yezen Saadah, Contributing Writer • September 22, 2022

NYU president Andrew Hamilton gave his final Presidential Welcome speech to a crowd of new and returning students on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Hamilton, who announced in April that he...

Search for Hamilton successor sparks little student enthusiasm

A committee that was assembled to find NYU President Andrew Hamilton’s successor has begun hosting hearing sessions to collect input from the university community, but has seen little student involvement so far.

Bruna Horvath and Rylee La Testa • September 21, 2022

A Presidential Search Committee, formed after current university President Andrew Hamilton announced in April that he would step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, is...

Hamilton to step down as NYU president next year

University president Andrew Hamilton will resign from his role on June 30, 2023, and later rejoin NYU as a CAS chemistry professor.

Kristian Burt and Abby Wilson • April 13, 2022

Andrew Hamilton will be stepping down as NYU’s president on June 30, 2023. After taking a sabbatical, he will join the College of Arts and Science as a professor in the chemistry...

John Sexton Should Not Be Speaking at NYU

WSN Editorial Board • February 22, 2017

While Sexton has been recognized for his skillful debating, free speech has never been a center of his platform, making the choice to have Sexton headline this particular event confusing. Furthermore, Sexton’s tenure at NYU was filled with inexcusable mistakes, and he should never be an honoree at this university.

Sexton Headlines Spirituality Lecture at Skirball

Coleen Nguyen, Contributing Writer • September 28, 2016

John Sexton and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf discussed the presence of religion in higher education at last night's Fritzi Weitzmann Owens Memorial Lecture.

NYU All-University Commencement 2015

Valentina Duque Bojanini and Hannah Treasure • May 20, 2015

The Class of 2015 graduates at Yankee Stadium.

Search committee must listen to community

WSN Editorial Board • November 18, 2014

William Berkley and Ellen Schall have been worryingly dismissive of outside involvement in search for next university president.

Student advocates for financial aid reform

Tsering Bista, Contributing Writer • September 22, 2014

NYU is notorious for having one of the highest college tuition rates in the world, and for some students, like 19-year-old Lucy Parks, the financial burden is just too much to carry.

Herculean Hero: Students deserve better from university

April 1, 2014

NYU is great, but there are some things we think need changing.

NYU should refocus on current renovations

March 5, 2014

Renovation projects around campus need more attention.

Sexton accepts recommendation, SLAM continues caroling for action

December 9, 2013

SLAM sang carols about workers' rights to encourage the university to require its licensees to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety.

Letter to the editor: NYU students should support CUNY protests

December 5, 2013

The intensifying crisis of public higher education is both morally and politically relevant for private university students who, faced with massive debt, must structure their life choices around the whims of the market.