Beyond NYU: How a Tony Award-winning director took a passion …
Oct 17, 2024 · The most important course of Tisch alum Rachel Chavkin’s life took place from 7-10 p.m. every Sunday night. In that experimental theater class at NYU, titled “Creating Original Work,” Chavkin started to produce unique art and catalyzed her career as a performing arts director. Chavkin has directed several Broadway musicals, including the critically-acclaimed “Hadestown” —...
The names behind NYU’s buildings - Washington Square News
Dec 11, 2024 · With a lengthy list of wealthy alumni and real estate in the city’s most historic districts, NYU has no shortage of subjects for its building’s namesakes. But despite their extensive history — or massive donations — the people and stories honored by the university’s property often go overlooked by its campus community. Paulson Center Stern...
Strand Bookstore workers go on strike, demand higher wages
Dec 9, 2024 · Strand Bookstore workers went on strike Saturday, with dozens of union members picketing all day outside the East Village location to demand higher wages and equitable paid time off for all employees. Demonstrators circled in front of the bookstore, chanting and heckling passers-by who cut through the picket to enter the store. Members of the...
NYU ranks top in New York for research spending
Dec 12, 2024 · NYU ranked No. 1 among New York colleges after spending $1.46 billion on research and development in the 2022-23 academic year, the National Science Foundation found in its annual survey of U.S. universities. In the NSF’s Higher Education Research and Development questionnaire, 914 universities across the country self-reported how much funding they received from specific...
Opinion: NYU must sever ties with Tel Aviv University
Dec 11, 2024 · On July 3, the Israeli military ordered the family of Muhammed Bhar, a 24-year-old man with Down syndrome and autism, to evacuate their home at gunpoint.During this altercation, a canine from the Oketz unit — the army’s special forces unit of hounds trained to track and attack opposing personnel with vicious biting force — attacked Bhar with no provocation, tearing at his chest, hand and ...
Review: ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway is full of ignorance and beauty ...
Oct 4, 2024 · When you step off the streets of Manhattan into the Kit Kat Club, you will immediately be transported to 1930s Berlin. Security and staff will encourage you to relax and loosen up, beginning by handing cherry schnapps to audience members over 21. Then, viewers are led through a hallway adorned with jarring portraits of actors...
An interview with Tandon’s new dean - Washington Square News
Nov 14, 2024 · Last month, Juan de Pablo assumed his position as dean of the Tandon School of Engineering and as NYU’s inaugural executive vice president for global science and technology, following a decadeslong career as a chemical engineer and college professor. The new administrator spoke with WSN to discuss his goals for Tandon and beyond — including...
Opinion: Understanding NYC’s 2024 ballot proposals
Nov 4, 2024 · For New York City residents, there’s more on the chopping block than Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Nov. 5. When entering the voting booth, New Yorkers will face six crucial ballot proposals that can shape the future of city governance, services and civil rights. While these measures are innocently named...
Students rally to expand anti-discrimination laws in New York ...
Oct 22, 2024 · Around a dozen NYU students rallied to broaden protections under state anti-discrimination laws at Father Demo Square Sunday afternoon. The NYU College Democrats and the Feminist Society at NYU joined nationwide groups Planned Parenthood and the Young Feminist Party to organize the demonstration. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and other state politicians spoke to dozens...
Sociology and Environmental Studies deps. to relocate to the …
Dec 10, 2024 · NYU’s departments of Sociology and Environmental Studies will relocate to 79 Washington Square East during the spring 2025 semester after a yearslong renovation of the former Goddard Hall, which once served as a residential building. The departments will move in late January and early February, university spokesperson John Beckman said in …