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Most study away programs at NYU will resume this fall. But students in the NYU Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi programs face difficulties due to new immigration policies and COVID-19 restrictions. (Photos by Julia McNeill and Sam Klein, Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)

New immigration policies and COVID-19 safety measures complicate study away at NYU Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi

With study away resuming at most of NYU’s global network this fall, many students are facing complex immigration and arrival guidelines amid amorphous — and shifting — pandemic travel restrictions.
Andrew Califf and Kayla Hardersen August 25, 2021

TEL AVIV, Israel — NYU students across the globe are seeking a return to normalcy as they head back to campus this fall. Students studying away, however, are encountering additional...

Trees line the beach at Tel Avivs waterfront. (Staff Photo by Julia McNeill)

Academics Voice Support for Social and Cultural Analysis Department’s Boycott of NYU Tel Aviv

After the university criticized the Social and Cultural Analysis Department’s boycott of NYU Tel Aviv, academics have come out in support of the department.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor May 10, 2019

Multiple groups of academics have written two different letters of support for the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis' boycott of NYU Tel Aviv that started last week. NYU’s...

A woman and a man untangle the fish from the net and place the fish in the basket to sell or eat later. The days catch brought in multiple nets that have to be detangled. (Photo by Taylor Bissey)

Jisr az-Zarqa, Israel

Taylor Bissey, Contributing Photographer May 6, 2019

NYU Student Government passed a resolution for greater transparency  surrounding NYU Tel Aviv.

SGA Passes Measure for Transparency at NYU Tel Aviv

Sakshi Venkatraman, News Editor March 30, 2018
On Thursday afternoon, the Student Government Assembly passed a resolution calling for NYU to be more transparent in its protection of students traveling to the Tel Aviv campus.
Tel Aviv: Nineteen Forty-Eight

Tel Aviv: Nineteen Forty-Eight

Patrick Seaman, Staff Writer October 13, 2017
Patrick Seaman reflects on how his experience in Lebanon affects his experience in Tel Aviv.
Hamilton is Right to Disavow BDS

Hamilton is Right to Disavow BDS

Cara Zambrano, Staff Writer December 7, 2016
The academic and cultural freedom of students of Israeli descent, or those who hope to go to NYU Tel Aviv, should not be jeopardized.
Students who watched the final days of the election unfold from their study away sites shared their thoughts on Donald Trumps  election as president of the United States.

NYU Reacts — Abroad Edition: Trump Wins the Presidential Election

Anne Cruz, Abroad Editor November 11, 2016
NYU students at sites around the world have been attuned to U.S. politics this past week.
Tel Aviv can offer an escape from the hectic 2016 presidential election.

Tel Aviv: Some Electioneers Abroad

Tommy Collison, Contributing Writer November 8, 2016
Tommy Collison is neither a citizen nor a current resident of the United States, but he's certainly still thinking about the presidential election.
Prior to landing at his study away site, Tommy Collison takes an aerial shot of Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean.

Tel Aviv: Go Tel it From the Mountain

Tommy Collison, Contributing Writer October 18, 2016
In Tel Aviv, people tend to befriend each other based on their personality traits, not their political opinions.
Stack of rocket shells destroyed by the Iron Dome

Studying Abroad 2.0

Tommy Collison, Contributing Writer October 4, 2016
International students are technically already studying abroad. These are the recollections of an Irish student studying in Tel Aviv.
The Study Away Issue

The Study Away Issue

Hannah Treasure, Digital Director February 26, 2015

  With cuisine from nearly every country available on Seamless, cultural festivals with everything from the dragons of Chinese New Year to the blaring bagpipes...

Isabel Baker for WSN

NYU postpones study abroad program in Tel Aviv

John Ambrosio and Valentina Duque Bojanini August 11, 2014
The NYU study abroad program in Tel Aviv will be postponed for the Fall 2014 semester.