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NYU Law talks international law and and resource scarcity
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (359+ words) Over six dozen NYU professors and graduate students debated ways to improve teaching and research methods for international law education at an NYU Law event on Friday morning." After conducting the survey, Anghie said they sought to understand the issues…...
The Soapbox: Music festival cancellation in the UK, Eiffel Tower auction in France and war crime charges in Australia
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (801+ words) In the United Kingdom, a music festival is canceled after Kanye West was denied entry Organizers canceled this summer's Wireless Festival after the British government announced on Tuesday that it had prohibited rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, from…...
NYU Tel Aviv also temporarily closed amid Iranian strike threats
1+ week, 5+ day ago (758+ words) Washington Square News NYU Tel Aviv also temporarily closed amid Iranian strike threats NYU temporarily closed its Tel Aviv study away site, following the Iranian government's threats to strike U. S. -affiliated universities in the Middle East " which also prompted the closure…...
NYU closes Abu Dhabi campus amid Iranian strike threats
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (267+ words) NYU Abu Dhabi closed its campus after Iran threatened to strike U. S. -affiliated universities in the Middle East " with Iranian officials advising community members to evacuate at least one kilometer away from campus. Announced Sunday, the warning came in response to…...
Review: "Palestine 36" paints an ambitious portrait of pre-1948 Palestine
2+ week, 4+ day ago (879+ words) Watermelon Pictures has been on a streak of celebrity-backed projects, including "The Voice of Hind Rajab" and "All That's Left of You." The production company's latest release, "Palestine 36," may be its most significant contribution yet. Written and directed by Annemarie…...
How NYU Law's Democracy Project is approaching extremism from 100 lenses
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (853+ words) Back in September, the NYU School of Law announced the Democracy Project, a forum focused on combatting extremist politics, and launched its first initiative: an essay series titled "100 ideas in 100 days," with works identifying issues in modern democracies. As the…...
NYU Langone reaches $720k settlement in gender discrimination case
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) NYU Langone Health and a former Langone doctor reached a monetary settlement, resolving a yearslong lawsuit accusing the health system of wrongfully terminating the doctor after she filed gender discrimination complaints. "From the beginning of her practice, defendants continually and…...
Opinion: NYU must address the war against its international community
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) Last week, one of my professors held our first class on Zoom. It was an anticlimactic start to the semester, as I sat alone in my room melancholically staring at my screen instead of socializing with my instructor and fellow…...
Review: "All That's Left of You' struggles to portray Palestinian steadfastness
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (817+ words) Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for "All That's Left of You." "All That's Left of You," written and directed by Palestinian American filmmaker Cherien Dabis, has broken into the mainstream in a way few Palestinian-directed films have. Executive produced…...
7 employees suspended after squatter arrested in faculty housing
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (491+ words) Seven employees at 2 Washington Square Village were suspended days after police arrested a squatter charged with assaulting an NYU student and stealing from residents, and were reportedly reinstated after nearly 200 tenants signed a petition saying they did not think downsizing…...