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An art installation commemorating NYUAD's 10th anniversary sits on the Abu Dhabi campus. The celebrations surrounding the anniversary were delayed a year due to COVID-19. (Staff Photo by Roshni Raj)

NYU Abu Dhabi celebrates its 10th anniversary

After a one-year delay due to COVID-19, the NYUAD community commemorated the accomplishments and challenges of the campus through virtual and in-person events.
Roshni Raj, Abroad News Editor September 27, 2021

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — NYU Abu Dhabi celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding with a series of virtual events and a visual installation on campus on Sept....

Continued Abu Dhabi labor abuses alarming

WSN Editorial Board February 11, 2015
Human Rights Watch reports that labor conditions at NYU's construction projects in Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island aren't been monitored closely enough and abuses are still happening.
Graphic by Agustina Zegers/The Gazelle

From the Emirates: On Saadiyat, Al Fajr clocks in place of call to prayer

Sam Ball November 3, 2014
NYU Abu Dhabi students cannot hear the call to prayer from the new campus.
Courtesy of NYUAD

NYUAD hires new investigators to revisit labor conditions

John Ambrosio, News Editor July 2, 2014
A new company will investigate the labor conditions at NYU Abu Dhabi's campus on Saadiyat Island.
Courtesy of NYUAD

University responds to report claiming mistreatment of workers at NYUAD island campus

Michael Domanico, Managing Editor May 2, 2014
A new report by Gulf Labor has called into question the university's adherence to its own set of standards.