The 55-year-old sculpture doesn’t move the way it used to. Those who love it want it to be fixed quickly. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Colleges and Universities”
Strike Ends at the New School and Parsons School of Design
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
Adjunct faculty had walked out over wages and compensation for work outside the classroom. The private school had faced a lawsuit from parents. Source: New York Times
A Princeton Student Died. Her Classmates Want to Know What Happened.
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
In the absence of information, anxiety and panic spreads on campus. Source: New York Times
New School and Parsons School of Design Adjunct Faculty Go On Strike
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
Striking professors at the New School and Parsons School of Design stopped teaching classes and grading coursework on Wednesday. Source: New York Times
Cornell Halts Fraternity Parties After Alleged Sex Assault and Druggings
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2022
The campus police issued alerts over the weekend that one student was sexually assaulted and at least four others were drugged at off-campus residences affiliated with fraternities. Source: New York Times
Bard College Announces New Maya Lin-Designed Building
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
The 25,000-square-foot space will allow for more rehearsal space and an amphitheater for public performances. Groundbreaking will be next fall. Source: New York Times
Bomb Parts Found at Hotel Where Father Was Shot Dead on College Visit
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2022
The father of a student at Marist College in Poughkeepsie was fatally shot in an incident that the police said appeared to be random. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Says Yeshiva University Must Allow L.G.B.T. Group as Case Proceeds
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
By a 5-to-4 vote, the court refused to block a trial judge’s ruling that required the university to recognize the group under New York City’s anti-discrimination law. Source: New York Times
Columbia Loses A-Plus Status in U.S. News Rankings
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
The university plunged from No. 2 to No. 18 in the popular list, which many experts call into question. Source: New York Times
How the CUNY Chancellor Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2022
An avid city cyclist, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez also manages to fit in some work, a lunch outing, a movie and a call to his mother. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Can Bar L.G.B.T. Club for Now, Sotomayor Rules
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling will be in place pending a decision by the Supreme Court to take up the case. Source: New York Times
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
The third round of funding for the year will support 226 projects across the country. Source: New York Times
9/11 Memorial & Museum Names New Leader
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
Elizabeth L. Hillman, the president of Mills College, will take over from Alice M. Greenwald, who announced in December that she planned to depart. Source: New York Times
Why Community College Students Are ‘Stopping Out’
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
Vacancies in the job market are attracting students and leading them to postpone finishing their undergraduate education. Source: New York Times