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

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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

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Opinion: The racist, anti-worker closure of NYU’s English Language Institute

By closing the English Language Institute at the School of Professional Studies, NYU administration is harming workers, international students and non-English speakers. The decision is emblematic of NYU’s callous policies.
Alexandra Chan, Managing Editor Dec 7, 2021

The effective closure of the NYU School of Professional Studies’ English Language Institute and its programs, announced to staff in October and reported by WSN on Monday, is...

NYU Exploits Academia’s Permanent Underclass

NYU Exploits Academia’s Permanent Underclass

The rapid rise of adjunct professors across the nation and at NYU during a hike of administrative salaries indicates their mass exploitation.
Emily Dai, Deputy Opinion Editor Feb 3, 2020

In 2013, Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct French professor at Duquesne University, died from a heart attack at 83 years old after being laid off when the university refused to...

WSN Editors Jan 13, 2020

WSN has retracted this story because it didn't meet our editorial standards. The piece, about potential bias in the German department's tenure process, inaccurately characterized...

Stand With LS Professors, Even if NYU Won’t

Stand With LS Professors, Even if NYU Won’t

Professors hope to unionize for better working conditions in the university’s second-largest undergraduate program. NYU students, LS or otherwise, must hold the university accountable.
WSN Editorial Board Nov 4, 2019

Last week, professors within the Liberal Studies program confirmed that they’re looking to unionize due to dissatisfaction with their treatment by the university. The LS faculty...

Tenure reform needed in California

Tenure reform needed in California

Feb 5, 2014
Students deserve the most qualified teachers.
Old, tenured professors impair Core program

Old, tenured professors impair Core program

Dec 10, 2013
Tenured professors are often too old to adequately teach the Core Curriculum.
Wide gaps found in national average teacher pay

Wide gaps found in national average teacher pay

Mar 12, 2013
Study finds wide discrepancies in professors’ salary by discipline and type of institution.

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