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Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Coming to University and Into Their Own

Coming to University and Into Their Own

A lot can happen in four years of college. These three students have been on the journey of coming out as transgender, and socially or medically transitioning in order to become their most authentic selves.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Deputy Managing Editor May 7, 2020

Dear reader, here you will find three stories of transgender and genderqueer students from NYU. All of them embarked on separate journeys of self-discovery and self-acceptance...

NYU professor Ken Aigen plays the keyboard with his Grateful Dead cover band. Aigen teaches music therapy at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.

Healing with the Dead

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor February 13, 2017
NYU Music Therapy professor Ken Aigen got his start in the practice when the Grateful Dead acted like his own therapy — now he repays the favor with his cover band.