Students picket outside Vanderbilt Hall, demand NYU Law cut anti-protest contract
Around 20 students picketed outside Vanderbilt Hall on Monday afternoon, calling on the NYU School of Law to pause its demands for 31 students to contractually pledge to halt protests, following a pro-Palestinian sit-in outside Dean Troy McKenzie’s office last week. The picket, organized by NYU Law Students for Justice in Palestine, featured students and faculty as well as members of the Columbia Law Coalition for a Free Palestine. The protesters, wearing keffiyehs, circled around the entrance of the building while holding signs with phrases like “BAN BOMBS NOT STUDENTS” and chanting “We will march till Gaza’s free.” They also handed out flyers with a number to call and a…
Maggie Rogers to speak at Tisch graduation
Maggie Rogers, a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and Clive Davis alum, will address students at the Tisch School of the Arts’ graduation ceremony next week as this year’s honorary speaker. “See you at graduation,” Rogers said in an Instagram post, which showed a 2016 photo of Rogers in NYU graduation attire. Rogers will speak to the class of 2025 at Radio City Music Hall next Friday, following “words of wisdom” from lame duck Tisch dean Allyson Greene, department chairs and a member of the graduating class. The singer-songwriter graduated from the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in 2016, and later Harvard Divinity School in 2022. The announcement was posted to the…
31 law students barred from campus, offered contract to cease protests
The NYU School of Law is demanding that 31 students contractually pledge to halt protests in order to access campus buildings following a pro-Palestinian sit-in outside Dean Troy McKenzie’s office last week. The move has sparked criticism from hundreds of students and legal organizations who argue that it violates the First Amendment and inhibits students from completing clinical work. The contract was sent on Wednesday to three students who were part of a Tuesday sit-in outside McKenzie’s office, as well as 28 students who have been barred from most campus buildings since a Bobst sit-in on March 4. It stipulates that the students will be unable to access classrooms, religious…
Top Productivity Tools for Teachers
During my EdTech experience, which extends over 15 years, I’ve had the chance to review a wide variety of tools designed to support teachers in their daily work. From lesson planning and communication to assessment and organization, I’ve tested and explored what actually helps not just what sounds good on paper. Top Productivity Tools for Teachers In this post, I’ve compiled some of what I think are the best tools to enhance your productivity, streamline your workflow, and make more room for what matters most teaching and connecting with your students. 1. Planning Tools Effective planning is the foundation of smooth teaching. These tools can help you streamline your lesson…
How Does Plagiarism Checking Work?
This article covers plagiarism cheating phenomena and suggests the tools that will help to reveal both. Also, we dive into the mechanics of plagiarism checking software, explaining the difference between paid and free plagiarism services and risks related to them. In recent years, academic integrity has been facing challenges unseen before. The AI chatbots and tools have only added to the most common and nasty cheating type, plagiarism, taking the “good old” copying to the next level. Educators have been dealing with students reusing existing sources for ages. However, AI chatbots generate text that doesn’t have an author, making it harder to identify academic dishonesty. This concept is known as…
How Citizen Development Is Reshaping Upskilling And Reskilling In 2025
Discover how citizen development is transforming upskilling in 2025 by enabling employees to build, learn, and innovate with no-code tools. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
eLearning Content Development Considerations To Make Your New Online Courses Effective And Engaging
Learn the value of establishing a multi-step, comprehensive strategy when developing new online courses for your audience. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Cloud-Native eLearning Platforms: A Guide To Scalability And Security
In the rapidly changing digital learning environment of today, organizations are under greater pressure than ever before to provide engaging, responsive and secure learning experiences to an expanding and dispersed audience. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
eLearning Building Blocks: Learning Theories And How They Transform Online Learning [eBook Launch]
Applying learning theories in modern eLearning design can help you take engagement and knowledge retention to the next level. This eBook takes a deep dive into the principles and best practices of essential eLearning building blocks. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
10 L&D Quick Reads You May Have Missed Last Month
This showcase features 10 L&D essential reads that cover customer education, video-based learning, modular content management, and more. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
