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Opinion: The case for affirmative action and what comes next
The striking down of affirmative action has negatively affected rates of POC enrollment and threatens a fair admissions process. NYU should take measures to ensure diversity.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 24, 2024
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Guest Essay: In defense of diversity, equity and inclusion
Adrian Pica-Borjas is the Director of Diversity for NYU’s Student Government Assembly.
Adrian Pica-Borjas, Guest Contributor
• October 22, 2024
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NYU’s department of physical therapy hosts race to raise money for research
The department’s annual 5K fundraiser event supported the Marquette Challenge, a student-led organization that has raised millions for physical therapy research.
Lianna O'Grady, Staff Photographer
• April 12, 2024
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The case against Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’
Hide your theater kids for this one.
Andre Garcia, Contributing Writer
• March 10, 2023
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What the Supreme Court’s impending affirmative action decision means for NYU
NYU and other universities may be prohibited from considering race in admissions decisions after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on two cases next June.
Carmo Moniz, Deputy News Editor
• November 2, 2022
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‘Mississippi Masala’ explores mixed-race relationships and the feeling of home
The recently restored ‘Mississippi Masala’ showcases director Mira Nair’s progressive depictions of different diasporas on film.
Indranil Basu, Contributing Writer
• April 15, 2022
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Review: ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’ calls out America’s racial hypocrisy
Playing at The Signature Theatre, Anna Deveare Smith’s play about the Rodney King uprising is still tragically relevant.
Katie Brown, Contributing Writer
• November 2, 2021
![NYU’s board of trustees includes an election conspiracist and a CEO who profits from immigrant detention. These people, among others on the board, contradict NYU’s self-proclaimed diversity and progressivism. (Images via Wikimedia Commons, Staff Photo and Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ops-house-boardoftrustees-01-900x597.jpg)
Opinion: NYU’s board of trustees contradicts the university’s mission of inclusivity
Election conspiracists, CEOs who profit from immigrant detention, and other proponents of inequality have no place leading NYU. These trustees should be removed from office.
WSN Editorial Board
• September 13, 2021
![Recently, bills that restrict teaching critical race theory have been introduced in 27 states. In a city as diverse as New York, education about racism is extremely important. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ops-tretschok-900x675.jpeg)
Opinion: Opponents of critical race theory fail to understand its design
The rage against critical race theory comes from a place of ignorance. Education about racism is essential for students of all ages.
Alexis Tretschok, Staff Writer
• September 10, 2021
![In light of Texas passing a law banning abortions after six weeks, many memes comparing the law to the novel The Handmaid’s Tale have been posted on social media. These memes ignore the people most historically impacted by reproductive rights — people of color. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ops-bungle-handmaidstale-900x675.jpg)
Opinion: White women, Texas is not your personal ‘Handmaid’s Tale’
In response to a Texas law banning abortions after six weeks, many white women posted memes comparing the law to Margaret Atwood's novel “The Handmaid's Tale.” But these memes ignore the history of those most affected by this new law: people of color.
Srishti Bungle, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 9, 2021
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Dispelling the model minority myth must include Jewish Americans
The national conversations sparked by recent attacks against Asian Americans are necessary and long overdue, but action must also be taken to combat discrimination against Jewish Americans.
Lucy Yama, Contributing Writer
• April 6, 2021
![Mount Sinai social worker Carolyn Hutson discussed racial and ethnic biases in the United States’ healthcare system. (Staff photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/news-biasedhealthcare-alexandrachan2-900x600.jpg)
NYU Alumna Talks Racial and Ethnic Biases in US Healthcare System
NYU graduate and Mount Sinai Clinical Instructor Carolyn Hutson discussed racial and ethnic biases in the United States healthcare system during an event Tuesday evening.
Roshni Raj, Deputy News Editor
• February 5, 2020
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Jake Christy, Contributing Writer • February 11, 2025
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