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Fast Forward NYU Graduation Speaker Praises Pro-BDS Groups, Calls Israel ‘Apartheid State’
(JTA) — A speaker at a New York University doctorate convocation ceremony praised campus organizations that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel and called Israel an apartheid state. Steven William Thrasher received his doctorate in American studies from the university’s Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. “I am so proud, so proud…
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Fast Forward NYU Hires Lawyer To Investigate Steinhardt Sexual Harassment Accusations
(JTA) — New York University has hired a law firm to investigate whether Michael Steinhardt, a major donor, had inappropriate interactions with its students, faculty and staff. Joan McPhee, who helped lead an investigation of Larry Nassar, the team doctor for the U.S. gymnastics team who last year was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in…
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Breaking News NYU Students For Justice In Palestine Receiving ‘Service Award’ From University
The New York University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine will receive an award from the school administration on Wednesday. The club announced on its Facebook page last week that it had been selected to receive a President’s Service Award, which goes to more than 50 clubs and 100 individual students every year, according…
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Fast Forward NYU Jewish Student Center Closed After Threatening Anti-Semitic Posts
New York University’s Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life announced that it would temporarily close Wednesday after staff found “several public online postings by an NYU student which were antisemitic in nature and potentially threatening,” the organization’s director said in a statement. “Due to heightened tensions at NYU, we are taking all threats seriously and…
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Fast Forward NYU Student Senate Votes 35-14 For Israel Divestment Bill
New York University’s student government has passed a resolution calling on the school to divest from companies with Israel ties. The university said it opposes the resolution and would not be moving ahead with it. In a secret ballot Thursday, the measure passed with 35 votes in favor and 14 against, along with 14 abstentions….
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