Former employee sues NYU, alleging racial discrimination in Athletics Department

The plaintiff claimed that he was paid less than other directors in the department because of his race. The university denies the allegations.

Ania Keenan, Features Editor • September 30, 2023

Former intramural Athletics Director Emery Mitchem is suing the university for racial discrimination that he claims resulted in at least $75,000 in lost wages over his roughly...

The Soapbox: Migrants continue to suffer at borders

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.

Kristian Burt, News Editor • March 4, 2022

Polish and Ukrainian border guards reportedly discriminate against African and South Asian students Among the more than one million refugees who have fled Ukraine since the start...

NYU Law Research Reveals US Housing Laws Target Communities of Color

New research points out crime-free ordinances as exclusionary mechanisms in NYC housing policy.

Karina Gamez, Contributing Writer • January 31, 2020

New research from NYU Law points to crime-free housing policies as proliferating racial segregation in the housing system. The new study, conducted by Deborah Archer, NYU Associate...

Calling Out Tisch Dramatic Writing’s Racist Imagination

Tisch Dramatic Writing junior Kathryn Stafford writes on the racial discrimination she has faced in the department.

Kathryn Stafford, Contributing Writer • November 19, 2018

Tisch Dramatic Writing junior Kathryn Stafford writes on the racial discrimination she has faced in the department.

Discrediting Discrimination Allegations at NYU Is Dangerous

Phoebe Kuo, Contributing Writer • September 23, 2016

Our university should be a place that not only allows students to recognize the positive differences in other cultures, but rewards those who point out those who abuse the system.

Bias Hotline Fights Discrimination

Natasha Roy, Contributing Writer • September 19, 2016

NYU has taken measures to make sure students of all backgrounds feel safer on campus with the new Bias Response Line, which lets students report incidents of marginalization via an online form or telephone.

NYU Bias Hotline Offers Constructive Resolutions

WSN Editorial Board • September 19, 2016

By promoting an official and one-on-one system of reporting discrimination, NYU administrators are offering an outlet for students’ complaints without prejudgment.

Ex-NYU Professor Sues For $16 Million Over Discrimination

Diamond Naga Siu and Abraham Gross • September 15, 2016

Former Steinhardt professor Kaya Abe is suing the University for alleged discrimination, withholding his wages and finally ending his employment at the school because of his age and Japanese background.

Feeling the Bern, Not the White Bashing

Khanya Mtshali, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2016

There’s no doubt there are inequalities in our society which should be eradicated. To do so, we need to have dialogue that doesn’t descend into cheap insults over our identities.

NYU must denounce White Student Union

WSN Editoral Board • November 23, 2015

Given that President John Sexton has pledged to continue the conversation on race and inclusion, the administration should denounce the Facebook page and continue to address the underlying racial tensions which cause these racist beliefs to fester.

Recent push for drug policy reform shows inherent racism

Richard Shu, Deputy Opinion Editor • November 11, 2015

Heroin addiction is getting a lot more attention than crack ever did, and it's because of the difference in race. White heroin victims get more attention on the national news because our society still places the concerns of the white middle class over the black urban poor.

#RiseUpOctober marches from Washington Square Park

Carmen Russo, Staff Writer • October 26, 2015

#RiseUpOctober continued on Saturday, Oct. 24 with a rally in Washington Square Park demanding to put an end to police terror.