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Thousands take to Washington Square to protest for cease-fire in Gaza

Nearly five months after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, thousands of protesters gathered at Washington Square Park to demand a cease-fire.
Alex Tey, Editor-at-Large March 4, 2024

Thousands of protesters marched from Washington Square Park to midtown Manhattan on Saturday to demand a cease-fire in Gaza, as the Gaza Health Ministry reported that the number...

The remnants of a poster showing the Israeli hostages who are missing stuck on a pillar in N.Y.U.’s Stern School of Business. Behind the pillar is a white and purple N.Y.U. flag hanging on a building.

Student suspended after tearing down Israeli hostage posters

The student, who was identified online for taking down posters of Israeli hostages on campus in October, alleged she was previously told she would not be suspended in meetings with NYU leadership.
Bruna Horvath, Deputy News Editor December 7, 2023

NYU is suspending a first-year student who was identified online after tearing down posters of Israeli hostages outside the Stern School of Business, according to a Nov. 13 email...

A white banner with purple letters that read "N.Y.U." and a symbol of a torch hangs from the facade of The Silver Center of Arts and Science.

Pro-Palestinian alumni demand NYU cut ties with Israel, condemn Palestinian deaths

A group of pro-Palestinian alumni called for NYU to shut down its Tel Aviv campus and protect the rights of pro-Palestinian students, faculty and organizations in a recent letter to administrators.
Adrianna Nehme, News Editor December 7, 2023

NYU Alumni for Palestine, a recently formed group of pro-Palestinian alumni, demanded that the university cut ties with Israel, protect pro-Palestinian action on campus and issue...

An illustration of a letter titled "Statement by N.Y.U. M.L.K. Scholars For a Liberated Palestine" displayed on a laptop screen in front of a dark purple background. The first two paragraphs of the letter are enlarged on top of the screen.

MLK Scholars condemn NYU response to Israel-Hamas war, call for shut-down of Tel Aviv site

A group of students in the MLK Scholars program recently signed a letter to President Linda Mills and other administrators criticizing the university’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Contributing Writer November 28, 2023

Dozens of students in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars honors program signed a Nov. 13 letter criticizing NYU’s response to the Israel-Hamas war and calling for the university...

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Doctor sues NYU Langone for unlawful termination after Israel-Hamas war-related posts

The lawsuit, filed by the former director of NYU Langone Health’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, also accused the medical center of religious discrimination.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor November 20, 2023

The former director of NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center filed a lawsuit against both the hospital and the university on Thursday, alleging that he was terminated...

The interior of the seventh floor of the N.Y.U. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute with a sign that reads "N.Y.U. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute."

Guest Essay: A statement from NYU Journalism students and alumni on press freedom

In a letter to NYU Journalism department faculty and administration, students and alumni of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute are calling for the Institute to address the deaths of journalists in the Israel-Hamas war.

We, the students at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU, recognize the recent developments in the Palestinian territories and Israel have caused an unprecedented loss...

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Students and faculty walk out, demand NYU cut ties with Israel

On-campus student and faculty groups participated in a pro-Palestinian walkout at Washington Square Park on Wednesday, calling for NYU to end its operations in Israel.
Krish Dev and Luke McCrory October 26, 2023

Hundreds of students and faculty gathered in Washington Square Park Wednesday afternoon as part of a nationwide pro-Palestinian walkout, calling for the United States to stop military...

Three banners, each reading “Free Palestine,” “Shut Down N.Y.U. Tel Aviv” and “Cease-fire and De-cccupy,” hang from the staircases in the Bobst Library.

Students and faculty hold sudden pro-Palestine demonstration in Bobst

The protesters, who are members of Students for Justice in Palestine and the recently-formed Faculty for Justice in Palestine, also called for NYU’s study abroad site in Tel Aviv to be shut down.
Carmo Moniz and Yezen Saadah October 20, 2023

On-campus tensions over the Israel-Hamas war came to a head this afternoon, when members of Students for Justice in Palestine and Faculty for Justice in Palestine hung signs...

A view out of a window of a N.Y.U Tel Aviv residence hall showing smoke rising from the ground, among two buildings in construction and several cranes.

Mills responds to recent Hamas and Israeli attacks

Students at NYU’s Tel Aviv program sheltered amid recent airstrike and rocket attacks from the Israeli military and a militant group in the Gaza Strip, before embarking on a trip to Abu Dhabi.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor October 8, 2023

Students studying away at NYU Tel Aviv were told to remain in their dorms following a Hamas-led rocket attack in occupied Palestine yesterday, which was met with Israeli...

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The Soapbox: Airstrikes in Gaza, shortages in the UK, a coal mine collapse in China

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor February 24, 2023

In China, a coal mine collapse kills at least five people A coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia resulted in at least five deaths and 48 disappearances. The initial cave-in of...