John Sexton

NYU President John Sexton Will Not Continue in His Position After 2016

New York University President John Sexton will not continue has the head of the university past 2016, according to a university-wide email circulated by the NYU's Board of Trustees yesterday. In the same email, the board acknowledged the bad press surrounding its lending program for professors, whic ... More >>

Kenneth G. Langone, Controversial NYU Trustee and Citizens United Provocateur, Is Major Lhota Backer

On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court decided that corporations were people, too. The Citizens United ruling unleashed a new wave of influence in American elections; one that still has modern democracy reeling, as the last presidential election witnessed billions of dollars coming in from all over ... More >>

NYU is Handing Out Loans for Professors' Beach Houses. Do Other Colleges Do That Too?

High-cost, low-interest loans from NYU are the hottest commodities on the market these days. On a city level, they've been used (and eventually forgiven by the school) across Manhattan to pay for profiled professors' lofts or condos. On a national level, they've made their way into the Senate, with ... More >>

NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Joins Anti-Administration Drumbeat With No-Confidence Vote

The wave of faculty dissatisfaction at New York University continues to roll on. After the School of Arts and Sciences voted in favor of a statement of no confidence in President John Sexton and his administration back in March, similar resolutions were passed by NYU's Gallatin School, its Steinhard ... More >>

More No-Confidence Votes Against NYU's Administration

Ever since the faculty of New York University's core division, the School of Arts and Sciences, voted no confidence in the administration of President John Sexton in March, Sexton has been on a charm offensive, promising angry professors that he will solicit their input and try to be a better listen ... More >>

NYU Silver School of Social Work Advances No Confidence Vote on NYU Prez John Sexton

It's been a rough semester for the NYU chieftain. The tensions between the school's faculty and president John Sexton over the NYU 2031 expansion plans and decision-making procedures has reached a boiling point. The story was depicted in full with our profile by Nick Pinto two months ago on the Wa ... More >>

Christine Quinn Threatens Media Who Run Ad She Doesn't Like

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is having a rough week so far. For one thing, new Quinnipiac poll shows the mayoral front-runner's numbers hitting a five-month low. She's also facing a new attack ad paid for by a coalition of labor and animal-rights groups. The ad got some media attention earl ... More >>

China Fast-tracks a New Satellite Campus of New York University—But the Price May be Intellectual Freedom

NYU Clerical Workers Plan Their Own Vote of No Confidence in Administration

When the faculty of New York University's School of Arts and Sciences voted no confidence in President John Sexton and his administration earlier this month, Sexton and the university's board of trustees dismissed the significance of the non-binding vote and pledged to forge ahead with their controv ... More >>

Senator Chuck Grassley Has Tough Questions for NYU

It's been a rough few weeks for the central administration at New York University. Last Friday, the faculty of NYU's School of Arts and Sciences voted to support a statement of no confidence in President John Sexton and his administration. In the weeks surrounding the votepress attention (including ... More >>

No Confidence Vote For NYU Prez John Sexton Ends Today, Results To Be Announced Shortly

It's been quite the newsworthy week for NYU. Since Monday, President John Sexton has undergone a no confidence vote by the faculty at the University. This comes after the New York Times ran a piece detailing the inner drama of the school's hierarchy, as well as Sexton's complex personality as a cha ... More >>

NYU's Arts and Sciences Faculty Vote No Confidence in President John Sexton

The week-long electronic balloting just closed, and the results are in: Faculty in New York University's School of Arts and Sciences have voted in support of a resolution of no confidence in the university's president, John Sexton, and his administration. The voting was open to the school's 682 ten ... More >>

As Growth Shifts Into Overdrive, NYU Faces a Rebellion From Within

NYU As Parliament: Professors Debate A No-Confidence Vote Against Pres. John Sexton

Unlike federalism, Parliamentary systems have this strange dose of symbolic gestures that underlie the relationship between the legislature and the executive. An example of this is the no-confidence vote: if Parliament is fed up with the Prime Minister's actions, its members can hold this vote that ... More >>

Struggling with Debt, a Star NYU Student Cries for Help

Johnny De Vito is doing everything right. Three years ago he was accepted to New York University, and even given a significant scholarship. He earned a spot in the honors political science program. Through college, he's juggled a job at an airline consultant firm with courses and a role in his frate ... More >>

The Voice Talks Chik-Fil-A on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show [AUDIO]

Greetings from Las Vegas, where we are attending the UNITY 2012 journalism diversity conference, along with meetings of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. We called back home this morning to talk to Brian Lehrer on WNYC about Chik-fil-A, the exciting fast food poultry arena for deb ... More >>

Christine Quinn Tells Chick-Fil-A to Get Out of NYC

Yesterday, we reported on the Chick-fil-A controversy that has been brewing across the country. Well, it looks like this story's heating up a bit.As the mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Fran all demanded for the organization to get the hell out of Dodge, our urban boss, Mr. Michael R ... More >>

NYU Censors Its Arabian Campus

NYU, Greenwich Village Residents Face Off at 2031 Expansion Hearing

Tensions ran high at City Hall today as residents of Greenwich Village squared off with New York University administrators and city construction workers over NYU's 2031 expansion project.The project calls for the construction of four new buildings, three of which would be constructed on land alread ... More >>

New York University Scores Partnership With City for New Applied Sciences Center -- In Brooklyn!

Mayor Mike Bloomberg, surrounded by around 30 officials -- electeds, reps from his administration, university partners, and more -- announced yesterday that New York City would be partnering with New York University to create an applied sciences center in downtown Brooklyn. It was such an importan ... More >>

Christine Quinn, Next Mayoral Candidate Who Will Impact NYU Expansion, Not Weighing in Yet

As the 2013 mayoral elections near, the expected candidates are looking to build platforms through the work in their current jobs. For Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn -- who will likely go up against each other in the race to replace Mayor Mike Blo ... More >>

NYU Expansion Proposal Scaled Back, Scott Stringer Says Compromise is Hard

No one's going to get exactly what they want. But that's the essence of compromise! This was part of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's message today when he officially announced his support for a scaled-back version of the controversial 20-year expansion plan for New York University. T ... More >>

New York Post Prints Cartoon Of Muslims Complaining About Surveillance As Terrorists While Debate Rages On

As issues that arose following revelations of the NYPD's zealous surveillance of Muslims throughout the Northeast are still far from being resolved, the New York Post published a cartoon by Sean Delonas depicting those Muslims that see these actions as an invasion of privacy as bomb-making terrorist ... More >>

Education Supplement: Unpaid Internships Aid Schools' Bottom Lines, But Do They Flout the Law?

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The NYU Hawks Are In Trouble

via City RoomNote Violet's swollen leg. ​There's a riveting story coming out of NYU right now, full of danger, suspense, love, heartbreak, and the promise of new life. It's the story of Violet and Bobby, the redtail hawk couple nesting on top of Bobst library, and their struggle to hatch their ... More >>

Hawk Cam Streaming Live From NYU Library

This is New York University giving back to the community, or something. On the 12th floor of Bobst Library at NYU, two red-tailed hawks have set up a nest on the ledge, just outside university president John Sexton's office. The New York Times blog City Room has set up a live video stream where you ... More >>

John Sexton, NYU President, Says NYU Cares More About the Village Than Anyone

​John Sexton, the president of NYU, cares what Villagers think. During a town hall meeting for NYU students held yesterday, he answered our question, "How do you feel about animosity you face from Villagers about NYU expansion?" with an eight-minute-long response.

You Pretty Much Have to Be a Genius to Go to NYU Abu Dhabi

via The New York Times​New York University's Abu Dhabi satellite campus accepted just 2.1 percent of applicants for its inaugural class of 2014, compared to Harvard, which admitted 6.9 percent. Yep, these kids could probably kick ass at any spelling bee in any language in any country in the ev ... More >>

NYU Protest Update: 30-40 Students Rush Guards, Join Occupation. UPDATE: Protesters Say NYU Will Negotiate

At Take Back NYU, representives of the Kimmel Center occupiers claim that 30 to 40 new protesters have joined them by storming past security guards. In a subsequent statement they say, "Our fight is not with the guards; our fight is with the administration, and unfortunately the administration is ... More >>

Labor Bigs Hit NYU

NYU Strikers Vow to Stay Out

Talking Thanksgiving

Stop arguing and pass the anecdotes: It's National Conversation Week. Really.

The Nerds Are Pissed

New York University opts for war with its best and brightest

'9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York'

Losing Their Faculties

At NYU, Angry Professors Talk of Unionizing

Edifice Wrecked

Villagers file lawsuits against NYU over new student center