Earlier this month, NYU leadership made the executive decision to postpone a resolution proposed by the Student Government Assembly to “reaffirm protection” of pro-Palestinian speech on campus. The proposal itself was passed by the SGA last semester reportedly “with overwhelming support.” So why, in this case, would the University Senate Executive Committee choose to.
The University Senate Executive Committee, a group of seven administrators, faculty and a student representative, passed a majority vote to delay the student government’s resolution to “reaffirm protection” of pro-Palestinian speech on campus, saying it is “not ready” and does not “have wide student body support.” The resolution, which was passed by the Student Government.
Students’ midterm grades will look different starting this semester, with the letter grade system being scrapped in favor of progress reports. Rather than finding their midterm grades in Albert, students will now see one of three possible indications of their progress in each class on NYU Connect: “Strong Progress,” “Satisfactory Progress” and “Concerns about Progress.”.