Opinion: Mills and Sotomayor tiptoe around Trump at NYU Law talk
On Tuesday, NYU welcomed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a talk with President Linda Mills. The discussion — promoted as a conversation about “empathy, curiosity and connection” —...
View ArticleOver 100 NYU Law faculty condemn Trump attack on higher ed
The majority of full-time faculty at the School of Law, including former NYU President John Sexton, signed onto a letter slamming the Trump administration’s executive crackdown on U.S. colleges and...
View ArticleEditor’s Note: April 23, 2025
On April 23, WSN published an op-ed entitled, “Guest Essay: We, a small group of LS faculty, call on Mills to resign.” The article was written by a few faculty members in the Liberal Studies program...
View ArticleYou may have seen federal law enforcement roaming around campus. It’s Secret...
Three weeks ago, students and faculty were alarmed to find blacked-out SUVs plastered with cards reading “Federal Law Enforcement” stationed at LaGuardia Place outside Bobst Library. This came as the...
View ArticleFederal gov’t restores immigration status of ‘some’ NYU affiliates
The Trump administration restored the immigration statuses for “some” members of the NYU community who were affected by its onslaught of visa revocations after facing extensive scrutiny from federal...
View ArticleImmigration status restored for all affected NYU students
The federal government reactivated immigration statuses for all NYU students affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on noncitizens, a university administrator told WSN. The administrator...
View ArticleMolly Shannon, former SNL star, to speak at NYU commencement
Tisch alum Molly Shannon, an award-winning actress and former star of “Saturday Night Live,” will address graduates and receive an honorary degree at NYU’s 2025 all-university commencement ceremony in...
View ArticleNYU has a ‘moral obligation’ to protect noncitizen students, immigration...
Earlier this week, all NYU students who were affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration had their legal status reactivated after the State Department faced scrutiny from federal...
View ArticleLetter from the Editor: My goodbye to WSN
Dear readers, Three years ago, I stepped into the basement of Third Avenue North and, unbeknownst to me, began a long journey at the Washington Square News. Coming to NYU, I was convinced I wanted to...
View Article2025 commencement: All-university exercises begin at Yankee Stadium
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. A sea of violet robes flooded Yankee Stadium on Thursday morning as nearly 30,000 graduates and guests entered the arena in celebration of NYU’s...
View ArticleMills booed again as graduates walk out at 2025 commencement
Dozens of graduates booed and some wearing keffiyehs walked out of Yankee Stadium during NYU President Linda Mills’ commencement address on Thursday, marking the second year in a row that students left...
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