Food Studies professor wins University Distinguished Teaching Award

Steinhardt professor Amy Bentley makes the food studies department proud with achievement for outstanding student engagement in teaching.

Carina Christo, Contributing Writer • May 3, 2024

The annual University Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes a few full-time faculty members for their commitment to engaging with and mentoring students in their respective fields....

NYU School of Global Public Health Plans to Expand in 2021

The School has begun construction to expand its facilities on 708 Broadway by 2021 to accommodate its growing student body and staff.

Aarushi Sharma, Staff Writer • April 17, 2020

NYU will expand the School of Global Public Health across adjoining historical buildings — a project that is planned to be completed by January 2021. The new expansion will...

Teachers Campaign for Bernie on Wall Street

The United Federation of Teachers handed out flyers in support of presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his education reform plan.

Matthew Fischetti, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2020

While Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign moves to South Carolina after winning the New Hampshire primary, some of his supporters are campaigning in an unlikely place — Wall...

A Toast to Teachers

Though it’s easy to see what teachers have done for us, it’s quite difficult to see what we’ve done in return. It’s time to put teachers in the spotlight.

Nicole Chiarella, Contributing Writer • October 18, 2019

Once upon a time, in the mystical land of Fair Pay, teachers were paid a livable wage. They didn’t have to work three jobs to afford their studio apartments. Buying school supplies...

‘Shemale or Female’ Quiz Unacceptable

WSN Editorial Staff • October 30, 2017

Last week, a professor at State University of New York College at Geneseo gave a quiz in which students were tasked with deciding whether women in photos are “females or shemales.”

Tackling the Topic of TAs

Rachael Heistuman, Contributing Writer • April 5, 2017

Teacher assistants can make or break your recitation experience, so read up on how NYU students feel about their TAs.

Hear Thy Word

Sarah Jackson, Contributing Writer • March 22, 2017

When teachers assign books they wrote as class textbooks, it puts students in an interesting position.

Record High School Graduation Rate Is Not Meaningful

WSN Editorial Board • October 20, 2016

The number of high schoolers graduating on time is not an accurate measurement of the success of the nation’s education system, or its future workforce.

Study Points to Greater Faculty Diversity

Sayer Devlin, Deputy News Editor • October 12, 2016

Two Steinhardt adjunct professors discovered that students prefer teachers of color, which prompts the discussion of greater NYU faculty diversity.

Living a Fairy Tale — But Not Like That

Khrysgiana Pineda, Contributing Writer • October 6, 2016

We all know the struggle of not letting an errant curse slip in front of young children, but what happens when you have to doctor your entire life to be appropriate for third graders?

Policymakers must shift focus outside classroom

Kenny Kyunghoon Lee, Contributing Columnist • April 2, 2015

To improve NY public schools, policymakers should focus on improving the socioeconomic factors that contribute to school performance, rather than cracking down on teachers.

Tenure reform needed in California

February 5, 2014

Students deserve the most qualified teachers.