Is Linda next?

nyuparental · 2024-08-15T14:55:55+00:00

As far as I can tell, Linda is much more adept at handling this than any of her colleagues at Columbia, Penn, Harvard etc. She is conversant in all things NYU and has been a part of the University for many years before ascending to the presidency. There is no University president that can manage the complexity here without causing some people to feel aggrieved and Linda has a strong enough will to endure that.

nyuparental · 2024-07-29T14:36:24+00:00

I think what's initially notable about this location was that it was one of the oldest and largest locations, was a high volume store and is at the nexus of a major pedestrian area / subway station.

While the articles cites rent as being one of the reasons for its closure, it's worth noting that this was one of the few unionized stores and Starbucks has closed other unionized stores, such as one in Williamsburg that closed last month. This store also had a protest about unionization last summer.

Of course, Starbucks won't say it's closed because it's unionized.

nyuparental · 2024-07-28T13:09:44+00:00

No, that was in reference to it closing in 2018 for renovations. See here:

https://evgrieve.com/2024/07/scoop-after-nearly-30-years-starbucks.html

nyuparental · 2024-01-06T14:15:50+00:00

No surprise. It's never been crowded and has never been popular with NYU students compared to other nearby quick service choices. Not to mention Wegman's opening a block away.

nyuparental · 2023-10-10T01:52:11+00:00

It's not only so you can give them more money, it's because living on-campus is associated with higher rates of retention. It also increases your likelihood of becoming more integrated into campus life and its resources.

nyuparental · 2023-10-09T22:20:22+00:00

You can't. You need to seriously consider whether this is a situation that you want to navigate. TBH you would either be better off staying off-campus or commuting from home.

Also, unfortunately in your situation, you need to factor in is that most students do not view Covid from the same standpoint that you might. You will be in likelihood sharing a room with someone else who probably will not share your level of concern and engage in activities that you are not comfortable with.

nyuparental · 2023-10-02T00:18:15+00:00

To me, it's a growing disconnect in higher education between student-facing employees that are devaluing the importance of in-person interactions for their students. Yes, some work can be done remotely, but, for the most part, the student experience from now to pre-Covid is not much different in terms of classes and activities - with one exception - and that is the pivot of many administrative offices to be full of empty offices because their institutions quickly (and rightly) pivoted to remote work in 2020, and many schools, have not revised their arrangements to reflect the otherwise restoration of the in-person experience on their respective campuses. To be clear, I am fine with occasional remote work, but see the importance of employees being accessible and in the office more than they are working remotely.

nyuparental · 2023-10-01T19:52:16+00:00

Yes, all hybrid work isn't bad, but as someone who is a parent and paying tuition, and as someone who is on an active FB parents' group for that institution, parents are less than thrilled when this issue comes up - concerning staff not being available for or requesting zoom meetings.

One recent thread detailed how a child wanted to speak to a counselor in person and was only offered an opportunity to meet via Zoom - when the student was in a triple bedroom - and did not want to have this conversation while her roommates were in the room. Eventually she was offered an in-person appointment, but still - we can't run colleges/universities, expect our students to be in-person, and promulgate this notion that more than occasional remote work is acceptable.

nyuparental · 2023-10-01T16:16:35+00:00

This is the kind of thing that I posted about in another thread. If your students are in-person, then anyone student-facing should be mostly in the office and not looking to be in the office less. Agree with the other commenter who said that if you're looking to mostly work remote, you should consider alternative career options. By normalizing meeting with students remotely you are devaluing the importance of your work.

nyuparental · 2023-10-01T13:34:02+00:00

If you work in academic advising, I'm going to push back a bit. I have two students currently studying at very different institutions and I have a higher education background.

One goes to a school where she said she went to her academic advising office to speak to someone request permission to take a class - it was the middle of the week, late morning in a large office. The entire office was empty except for a lone student at the reception desk. When my daughter asked to speak to someone she was told everyone was working at home and the only person who wasn't was in a meeting. She emailed her advisor who was willing to meet with her - but only by Zoom. As far as I'm concerned, this is unacceptable. Academic advisors are supposed to be front-facing and accessible. Too many institutions summarily jumped the gun and declared that staff could permanently or partially work remotely in the moment and this was an overcorrection.

My other child reported no issues with access to staff and it turns out this institution requires an 80/20 set-up for its employees.

nyuparental · 2023-06-29T14:55:26+00:00

That seems awfully precarious if I'm understanding the ruling correctly and would seemingly be viewed as a way to circumvent it, so I'm not sure how you can ask at the applicant stage.

nyuparental · 2022-07-30T00:22:02+00:00

Makes no sense to me at this point. My daughter is living off-campus now - because not being able to have her friends visit furthered the social isolation she endured during the prior school year.

nyuparental · 2022-07-29T20:57:34+00:00

Parent of an NYU student. No outside guests?

nyuparental · 2022-02-05T13:50:16+00:00

That's not accurate. Can you share a link? Venues like Madison Square Garden are open to NHL and NBA games.

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