NYU restricts SJP event access, citing admin concerns of ‘contentious speakers’ on college campuses
The university closed public access to a Students for Justice in Palestine event last week, and a similar event was postponed by another student-led organization earlier this month.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Staff Writer
• March 14, 2024
Administrators stop pro-Palestinian demonstration at Bobst
Around 20 NYU students and faculty gathered in the lobby of Bobst Library to read pro-Palestinian poetry before two university administrators and a group of Campus Safety officers confronted them.
Adrianna Nehme, News Editor
• January 26, 2024
FJP claims NYU ‘forced’ pro-Palestinian students to relocate teach-in
In a letter to administrators, NYU’s chapter of Faculty for Justice in Palestine accused the university of “shutting down” a teach-in planned by a group of graduate students.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor
• December 11, 2023
Pro-Palestinian protesters continue weekslong call for Tel Aviv site shutdown
Members of various student groups took part in a rally at Washington Square Park in solidarity with Palestinians during the ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Jennifer Wu and John Kim
• December 6, 2023
Israeli alumni suspend ‘any cooperation’ with NYU over handling of antisemitism on campus
In a letter sent to President Linda Mills and Board of Trustees chair Evan Chesler on Tuesday, the NYU Alumni Club of Israel announced it will suspend “any cooperation or affiliation” with the university until it takes specific action against antisemitism on campus.
Adrianna Nehme and Yezen Saadah
• November 22, 2023
NYU rejects student demands to shut down Tel Aviv site at Bobst protest
Student groups protested outside Bobst Library on Thursday, calling for NYU to shut down its study abroad program in Tel Aviv.
Ania Keenan, Features Editor
• November 3, 2023
Students call on Mills to publicly address Palestinian deaths in Israel-Hamas conflict
On-campus student groups wrote a letter in response to NYU president Linda Mills’ recent universitywide statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying it neglected Palestinian students.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor
• October 16, 2023
Palestinian professor discusses colonialism, higher education at SJP event
A Birzeit University professor spoke to NYU students and faculty about the history and issue of higher education in Palestine under colonial rule.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy News Editor
• December 6, 2022
Student Allegations of Anti-Semitism at NYU Gain National Attention
In a complaint filed to the Department of Education, Gallatin senior Adela Cojab alleges that NYU has allowed anti-Semitism to spread on campus.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• April 29, 2019
After Being Denied US Entry, BDS Co-Founder Phones in at Jewish Voice for Peace Event
After being denied entry to the U.S., BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti virtually attended the event in Kimmel where he had originally planned to appear.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• April 15, 2019
Letter to the Editor: ‘Protecting the Right to Advocate at NYU’
A response criticizing WSN’s editorial that ran this week, attempting to clear up the circumstances of why the Israeli flag was hung in front of the Palestinian flag.
Mara Davis, Guest Editorial
• October 31, 2018
Protecting the Right to Advocate at NYU
The Editorial Board discusses a lack of recognition of the ever present Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus.
WSN Editorial Board
• October 29, 2018
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