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NYU withholds diploma after student delivers unapproved commencement speech on Gaza
US Politics · United States

NYU withholds diploma after student delivers unapproved commencement speech on Gaza

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New York University said it would deny a diploma to a student who used a graduation speech to condemn Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and what he described as U.S. “complicity in this genocide.” See the Story
Protests persist across Tisch, law school graduations
Gaza · Gaza

Protests persist across Tisch, law school graduations

Dozens of graduates and faculty quietly called for expanded free speech policies and divestment from companies with ties to Israel at NYU’s school-specific graduation ceremonies, just days after NYU said it was withholding the diploma of a Gallatin graduating student who condemned “atrocities currently happening in Palestine” in his ceremonial speech. During the Tisch School of the Arts’ Friday ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, eight faculty me…Read Article
Mills booed again as graduates walk out at 2025 commencement
New York City · New York

Mills 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 the arena in protest of NYU’s continued crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech amid a federal attack on higher education. Mills, whose speech focused on a research-oriented review of happiness, said that its “best predictor” is “having close relation…Read Article

Molly Shannon gives stand-up-style speech at commencement

Former “Saturday Night Live” star Molly Shannon told graduates to push through challenges and embrace their talents in a recount of her postgraduate years spent searching for work during her honorary address to tens of thousands of students and guests at NYU’s 192nd commencement exercises on Thursday.   Shannon, a three-time Primetime Emmy nominee and Screen Actors Guild Award recipient known for her six-year stint on SNL, was presented with a D…Gaza · GazaRead Article

NYU Grossman rescinds program acceptances after losing federal grant

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[Opinion] Guest Essay: What would you have us do instead?

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email opinion@nyunews.com. I write this as an open letter to our university’s Office of the President, as all other open requests for constructive conversation remain ignored or sabotaged — and I mean it to be an invitation, moreover, to all other readers at the end of another academic year since the escalation of the onslaught …Opinion · PalestineRead Article

Letter to the editor: What kindness!

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We would like to relate an occurrence that reminded us of why we love Helena so much.Donald TrumpSee the Story

NYU Strawberry Festival 2025

Contact Maya Randolph at mrandolph@nyunews.com.New York City · New YorkRead Article

Mills and Dopico appoint new dean of libraries

President Linda Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico appointed Kristina Rose as dean of NYU Libraries, closing an eight-month search and continuing Rose’s over two decades of service to the university.  Rose, who was announced as dean in a memo last Monday, formally assumed her position on May 1 after serving as the library’s interim dean since January. She was previously the associate dean for collections and content strategy at the library, after…New York City · New YorkRead Article

The Met’s newest exhibition puts visitors in the place of a Parisian art critique

In the 19th century, scandal wasn’t found on social media, it was exhibited in art galleries. Artists who broke the rules of representation with new painting techniques or challenged the status quo drew audiences of thousands; John Singer Sargent was one of these pioneers. He had a trained understanding of academic painting, and he knew what rules to break. When he first arrived in Paris in 1874 as an ambitious 18-year-old, he sought out artist …Social Media · New YorkRead Article

NYU Creative Writing alum on his debut sci-fi novel

In writing a novel conceiving of a world that keeps on moving faster, it’s only natural that Alex Foster got around to ruminating on the concept of time. In general, the writer from Chicago prefers to take in the world around him more slowly than society allows — he prefers reading weekly news in lieu of daily coverage, and has virtually no social media presence.  “Books are a slow medium in a fast world, and unfortunately, even in the world of …New York City · New YorkRead Article

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