A former New Yorker fact checker, who resigned after a controversy surrounding her reporting, was scheduled to teach a course at New York University. But, after low enrollment, the class was canceled.
A department at New York University said it will boycott the university’s study abroad program due to immigration restrictions imposed by the Israeli government, which would prevent some students and faculty from making it to Israel.
A former fact-checker at the New Yorker will be teaching a journalism course on the far-right. However, this journalist resigned after falsely accusing a government agent of being a white supremacist.
Over fifty student groups at New York University are pushing a petition to encourage the university administration to divest from Israel-produced goods and products such as Sabra-brand hummus.
New York University students protested the investment in fossil fuels, but the university administration allegedly threatened to take away their financial aid and housing, which led to the disbandment of the protest.
New York University was the subject of a food vendor controversy, where several employees created a ‘Black History Month’ themed menu that sparked outrage due to the menu featuring watermelon-flavored water and other allegedly stereotypical foods associated with African-Americans.
College snowflakes are like Holocaust survivors? An official at NYU claimed that today’s college Millennials have traumatizing personal experiences, similar to those who suffered from the Holocaust.
