With the first half of the fall semester of NYU Abu Dhabi under their belt, many of the students at NYU Abu Dhabi say that they have immersed themselves in the local culture and found ways to take advantage of their surroundings.
After taking a job at NYU Abu Dhabi, Rachel Broderick, the CAS alumna behind Headless Society, established another version of the creative writing club on the new campus. Inside, the story of her unique plan to create meaningful correspondence, for the first time, between our university's two very separate student bodies.
Classes began at NYU Abu Dhabi — the university's satellite campus in the United Arab Emirates. WSN's Jane C. Timm gives a comprehensive account of the NYUAD saga thus far, from John Sexton's original vision to the experience of its admitted students.
NYU Abu Dhabi's admissions numbers are in, revealing a low acceptance rate and a diverse student body.
NYUAD accepted an extremely selective number of students for its first year.
According to David Holland, the director of NYU's Center of Atmosphere Ocean Science, Abu Dhabi and other low-lying areas should take steps to combat climate change.
NYUAD takes advantage of the economic decline and NYU's reputation to recruit strong faculty and fund their research.
NYUAD Institute faculty director Philip Kennedy received a grant to create a growing collection of Arabic texts that will be readily available to both scholars and amateurs.