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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

An image of a letter with the text “Ingber et al. v. New York University” underlined. The letter is two pages and is in front of a purple background.

Prof. requests defendant status in antisemitism suit against NYU

Adrianna Nehme, News Editor Feb 16, 2024

CAS professor Andrew Ross, who was accused of “egregious acts of antisemitism” in a November complaint filed against NYU by three Jewish students, will be allowed to make a...

N.Y.U. spokesperson John Beckman stands opposite student protestors who are reading from pieces of paper.

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 Jan 26, 2024

Two NYU administrators interrupted a group of around 20 students and faculty reading poetry in support of Palestinian resistance yesterday at Bobst Library, leading the group to...

A group of students, both sitting and standing around a large white banner which reads “N.Y.U. is Complicit.”

Pro-Palestinian students and faculty call JPMorgan, universities ‘complicit’ in Israel-Hamas war

Students and faculty at NYU, Columbia University and the City University of New York held a teach-in at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s New York headquarters on Friday.
Aashna Miharia, Staff Writer Nov 21, 2023

Pro-Palestinian students and faculty at NYU, Columbia University and the City University of New York criticized the institutions for their relationships to corporations that allegedly...

A crowd of people holding up signs while marching through Washington Square Park.

Students and faculty walk out, demand NYU cut ties with Israel

On-campus student and faculty groups participated in a pro-Palestinian walkout at Washington Square Park on Wednesday, calling for NYU to end its operations in Israel.
Krish Dev and Luke McCrory Oct 26, 2023

Hundreds of students and faculty gathered in Washington Square Park Wednesday afternoon as part of a nationwide pro-Palestinian walkout, calling for the United States to stop military...

A bronze sculpture depicting Theodore Roosevelt riding a horse. On one side stands an indigneous person and on the other side stands a Black person.

Faculty petition demands NYC Theodore Roosevelt statue be dismantled

The open letter calls for the halt of the statue’s planned move from the American Museum of Natural History to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in 2026.
Joyce Li, Contributing Writer Mar 31, 2022

More than 50 NYU faculty members signed an open letter demanding that the statue of former President Theodore Roosevelt, which stood outside the American Museum of Natural...

Ties with the United Arab Emirates hamper freedom of academic expression at NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus. (Staff Photo by Roshni Raj)

Opinion: NYU must take a stand for academic freedom abroad

Multiple NYU study-away sites have been forced into academic censorship. Enough is enough.
Zach Banks, Staff Writer Feb 14, 2022

Our university’s torch logo should symbolize academic freedom and justice. Instead, it has come to stand for unfettered capitalism — selling out academic freedom to pad an...

More than 400 members of the NYU community signed an open letter, titled “Statement of Solidarity with Palestine from NYU Community,” pledging non-cooperation with NYU’s study away campus in Tel Aviv. This letter has been signed by individuals and groups from across NYU’s schools and campuses. (Photo by Julia McNeill and Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)

NYU faculty, administration spar over non-cooperation with Tel Aviv campus

More than 400 members of the NYU community signed an open letter pledging non-cooperation with NYU Tel Aviv, drawing reproach from the university administration.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor Jul 1, 2021

More than 400 alumni, campus groups, faculty, staff and students signed an open letter denouncing Israeli policies, calling for free campus debate on Israel and Palestine and pledging...

The Graduate Student Organizing Committee has been on strike since April 26 of this year, demanding a renegotiated contract after their previous one expired in August 2020. This strike is not the first time graduate student workers have struggled to get the university to bargain. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)

‘The resilience of GSOC’: A look into the union’s history

The ongoing graduate student worker strike is not the first time the Graduate Student Organizing Committee has used strike actions to battle for its demands.
Rachel Cohen, Staff Writer May 4, 2021

Zach Schwartz-Weinstein marched alongside fellow graduate student workers and union supporters from Judson Memorial Church to Washington Square Park on April 27, 2006, to support...

The Review and Debates hosted a discussion about whether or not students thought NYUAD was a mistake.

Students Debate the Existence of NYU Abu Dhabi

Mack DeGeurin, Deputy News Editor Dec 7, 2017
Review and Debates prompted students and professors at NYU to consider the existence of NYU Abu Dhabi.
Andrew Ross, Professor at NYU calls for more transparency from the university after attempts to revoke his travel ban have been unsuccessful.

Prof. Andrew Ross asks for NYUAD transparency

Kati Garrity, Contributing Writer Sep 28, 2015
A follow-up story on NYU professor Andrew Ross who was banned from entering the UAE earlier this year for "security reasons."
Letter to the Editor: NYUAD travel ban

Letter to the Editor: NYUAD travel ban

Andrew Ross, President of NYU chapter of the American Association of University Professors Sep 24, 2015
Professor Andrew Ross responds to WSN's editorial about the NYUAD travel ban.
Letter to the Editor: NYU Abu Dhabi

Letter to the Editor: NYU Abu Dhabi

Matthew Silverstein, Philosophy Program Head, NYU Abu Dhabi Sep 23, 2015
A letter to the editor regarding WSN's editorial regarding academic freedom at NYUAD.

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