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Black Americans vs. Progressivism: Jason L. Riley Debates Nikhil Pal Singh at the Soho Forum

The Manhattan Institute senior fellow and the NYU historian debate whether black Americans should move away from progressivism.

Reason

Recent Books on the Constitution

My seminar picks for 2023 (and every year since 2005).

Reason

Prof. Mark Crispin Miller's Libel Suit Against NYU Colleagues Rejected by Appellate Court

From New York trial court judge Paul Goetz's decision last year, the facts: On October 21, 2020, defendants signed a letter (the Letter) addressed to nonparties Dean Jack Knott (Knott) and Provost Katherine Fleming at NYU purporting to advance certain facts about plaintiff. The Letter begins with the statement that…

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‘I’m on the right side of history’: Spike Lee on speaking truth to power – and why Beyoncé was robbed

As the BlacKkKlansman film-maker picks up the British Film Institute’s top honour, he talks about being accused of provoking race riots, why his Malcolm X biopic will endure – and the problem with awards

The Guardian - UK

Comedian Alex Edelman on Just for Us, his show about antisemitism: ‘It’s too important not to joke about’

The Jewish comedian’s new show tells the tale of how how he attended a white nationalist gathering incognito: ‘People are disappointed when I tell them I didn’t feel in the path of bodily harm.’

Evening Standard

Study: Russian Twitter Trolls Did Not Throw the 2016 Election to Trump

There is "no evidence of a meaningful relationship" between Russia's influence campaign on Twitter and the 2016 electoral outcome.

Reason

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Free Speech Apart from Law," by Prof. Jeremy Waldron (NYU)

Just published as part of the "Non-Governmental Restrictions on Free Speech" symposium; the Introduction (the article, 2 J. Free Speech L. 107 (2022), is here): Is there a moral principle of free speech? If so, how does it work? We are accustomed to think of free speech as something set…

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NYU names new building after hedge fund leader John Paulson

Ten years after receiving it, New York University publicized a $100 million gift from the hedge fund leader John Paulson

The Independent UK

Two dozen potentially looted artefacts worth $24m are seized from home of American philanthropist

Collector has attracted controversy in past

The Independent UK

Experts: Pence interview may be evidence

The "DOJ has little choice but to interview Pence" now, predicted NYU Law Prof. Ryan Goodman

Salon

Video of Federalist Society Panel on "What are the Limits of Executive Emergency Powers"

The panelists included Elizabeth Goitein (Brennan Center, NYU), Daniel Dew (Pacific Legal Foundation), and myself.

Reason

Researchers find new ways female bones permanently change after giving birth

The study found that calcium, magnesium and phosphorus concentrations are lower in females who have given birth.

The Independent UK

Emory jumps Methodist for Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top spot for Oct. 28

Emory is the Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for October 28.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘I’m not sure I would’ve voted’: Vote from Abroad helps Americans in Paris register for midterms

Turnout for US elections among overseas voters tends to be very low compared to turnout among their stateside counterparts. US voter registration group Vote from Abroad has been trying to change this ahead of the upcoming midterms by holding events like the one that took place at Paris’s Cité Universitaire…

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Daily Mirror

Taylor Swift fans losing their minds over hidden Easter eggs for Midnights album

Taylor Swift has just dropped her 10th studio album, Midnights, and along with the 13 new songs and seven bonus tracks the superstar also left a trail of Easter eggs for fans

The Independent UK

Former NYC mayor de Blasio will teach NYU graduate course

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will return to his alma mater New York University for a teaching job

Tribune News Service

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio to teach at NYU in 2023

NEW YORK — Bill de Blasio, who long ago plastered the lyrics to Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” on the wall of his New York University dorm room and later served as New York City’s 109th mayor, will return to his alma mater to teach this winter and spring, the school…

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Academic Freedom Alliance Statement Regarding Maitland Jones

Organic chemistry professor fired because students at NYU thought the grades were too harsh

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Faye Flam: An NYU professor got fired. Then everyone missed the point

The disruption associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is loosening society’s grip on some stubborn assumptions about different facets of life, especially work and education. The latest: that the hardest college classes are the most rigorous, as exemplified in last week’s hullabaloo over the case of an New York University professor…

The Guardian - US

New York University professor fired after students say his class was too hard

Some parents and teachers say the firing of Maitland Jones Jr points to a lowering of academic standards

Tribune News Service

Panic at NYU campus in downtown Brooklyn after gunfire and a slashing

NEW YORK — A shooting and a slashing occurred minutes apart near New York University’s downtown Brooklyn campus Tuesday, causing a panic among the student body, police said.

The Independent UK

NYU students get chemistry teacher fired for failing his class: Is it really his fault?

“He hasn’t changed his style or methods in a good many years,” said former department head in interview

Reason

NYU Chemistry Professor Fired After Students Said His Class Was Too Hard

"Students were misreading exam questions at an astonishing rate," says Maitland Jones Jr.

Reason

NYU Finally Allows Students To Choose Whether They Mask

The decision was long overdue.

Reason

Mandated Diversity Statement Drives Jonathan Haidt To Quit Academic Society

Prominent social psychologist and NYU professor calls the requirement “explicitly ideological.”

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