NYUAD, Let’s Talk Low-Income

We like to believe that landing a full scholarship is a golden ticket for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and we tend to think less...

The Legacy of Colonialism: Why Colonial Powers Must Apologize

Instead of focusing solely on imperialism’s most heinous crimes and reducing centuries of criminality to the misdeeds of a few depraved individuals,...

Bapu’s Time is Up

It is high time we realize that the man we idolize as the father of India abused his power and position to mould a set of ideologies that perpetuate...

COP25: Our Climate Change Wishlist

What is at stake at the climate change conference COP 25 as it continues in Madrid, and what is going to determine its successes or failures?

Feminism: Breaking the Binary

Viewing social issues through a gendered lens inadvertently perpetuates the gender binary in a world which increasingly acknowledges the existence of...

Understanding the Present Through the Past: A Review of Go Back to Move Forward

The Curatorial Practice Class Exhibition “Go Back to Move Forward” presents a uniquely thought-provoking analysis of historical and contemporary...

Earwormz: The Legacy of House

This week Earwormz examines the survival of disco music, in the face of racist and homophobic attacks, and how it gave birth to a new genre...

Is Black Friday Worth the Cost?

Black Friday is a week-long trick by companies to guile the customers into making impulsive purchases, but its consequences for the environment and...

Rhodes Scholar Profile: Abdulla Al Hashmi

Abdulla Al Hashmi hopes to expand and improve the education system within the UAE by investigating the intersection between education and economics.

Rhodes Scholar Profile: Munib Mesinovic

Munib Mesinovic, a recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship, hopes to use his degree at the University of Oxford to develop revolutionary healthcare...

Screw Up Night

On Dec. 4, the Health and Wellness Committee hosted its first Screw Up Night, an event dedicated to normalizing failure in the NYU Abu Dhabi...

Palestine 101: The Legacy of SJP at NYUAD

Since the establishment of SJP at NYUAD in 2015, the SIG — which is part of a larger movement spread over hundreds of universities in the U.S. — has...

Alumni Stories: Living Legacies

From Rhodes Scholars to riding for one Africa, NYU Abu Dhabi’s alumni are trailblazers building the university’s legacy through their inspiring work...

REACH: Creating a Culture of Support Since 2014

For over five years, REACH has sought to create a community in which every student feels healthy, safe and supported and in the process filling in a...

The Story of The Gazelle: The Past and Present

A retrospective view of NYUAD’s student publication, in conversation with the co-founders.

Wayne’s World: The Man Behind NYUAD Athletics’ Legacy

Keep walking in and before you know it, you’ll be standing in front of the grand entrance to Wayne’s World — home to the man who was here from the...

A History of GEN and BEN

Learn about two initiatives that have shaped the Legacy of NYUAD in the Abu Dhabi community from past and present participators and directors.

Studio XY: Saying Goodbyes

As Studio XY closes, not only do we lose a part of our community, but also a space that has defined NYU Abu Dhabi’s campus for years.

NYU(AD) Secrets: Library Edition

We need to give ourselves time to wander, to get lost in the shelves of the NYUAD library.

Keeping the TASHAN Alive

Due to the sheer scale of TASHAN’s events and programming, it has molded NYUAD’s cultural landscape, bringing together all members of the community,...

Separation and Coexistence: The Legacy of an Interreligious Marriage

Growing up with a Hindu father and Muslim mother, my upbrining taught me important lessons about tolerance, which are critical today in India, where...

Marhaba, Shaam: Bridging Connection with Our Palestinian Neighbors

The Shaami Arabic course engages with Palestinian culture through a three day language immersion homestay. Students reflect on this experience and...

The Legacy of Model Arab League at NYUAD

The founders of the NYU Abu Dhabi Model Arab League lay out their vision for attending and creating conferences for students to learn about the Arab...

Today’s Old News

Dec. 8 in History: The US joins the Second World War, the Palestinian intifada is triggered, South America tries to unite and the Lome Convention is...

Meet the Siblings on Campus

From the Mountcastles to the Karpauskaites, siblings on campus have different, and at times evolving, relationships.