NYU Shanghai Partners with Yangjing High School

Speaking a Third Language at NYU Shanghai

OCA Features Editor Savannah Billman investigates the third language culture at NYU Shanghai and the relationship between students that speak a common language.

Four Years Later: What is NYU Shanghai?

NYU Shanghai began as an experiment in international education and cosmopolitanism. Has it achieved those results?

NYU Shanghai Alumni Program Prepares for Launch

As the Class of 2017 prepares for commencement, a committee of students is hard at work preparing our alumni network.

Town Hall Tackles Mental Health at NYU Shanghai

The Student Health Advisory Committee held a Town Hall to address student concerns about mental health and Health and Wellness at NYU Shanghai.

88 Shanghai: Graduation Kickoff

The Class of 2017 begins their countdown to commencement.

Inside Art Shanghai

Ye Hongxing's exhibition uses murals and sculptures to challenge ideas of accumulation.

Athletics at NYU Shanghai

NYU Shanghai student athletes speak up in defense of the sports program following a WSN article that reported interest in sports at NYU Shanghai is weak.

International Students and the Chinese Work Visa

Savannah Billman investigates the visa restrictions international students at NYU Shanghai face while searching for jobs in China.

Your Weekly News Briefing

Savannah Billman brings you this week's news.

NYU Shanghai takes on the third debate

NYU Shanghai students gather one final time to watch the U.S. Presidential Debates.

Taiwan Comes to Shanghai

Savannah Billman reviews the Shilin Night Market, a Taiwanese food paradise in Shanghai.

NYU Shanghai's Nicole Chan Attends UN Novus Summit

NYU Shanghai senior Nicole Chan attended the UN's Novus Summit to discuss Sustainable Development Goals and their progress around the world.

The Presidential Comedy 2016

The Presidential Debate 2016 brought its fair share of policies, controversy, and some really good jokes.

Your Weekly News Briefing

Here’s the news you need to know this week.

Your Weekly News Briefing

Here's the news you need to know this week.

Illegal Tutoring in China

A weekend tutoring gig is the quickest way to a few extra RMB, but as China cracks down on unqualified foreigners, is an easy job worth the risk?

Trump: Too Close to Home

Trump always seemed like the cartoonish villain on TV - until he went to my hometown.

The NYU Shanghai Bucket List

Whether you've been at NYU Shanghai for one year or four, there are some things you can't leave NYU Shanghai without doing!

Building a Home Away From Home

Sophomore Savannah Billman reflects on the past year in Shanghai and the changes ahead.

Where in the World is NYU Shanghai?

Savannah Billman explores how several NYU Shanghai students are spending their summer.

NYU Shows Support for Earthquakes That Rock Ecuador, Japan

NYU Shanghai students are invited to attend an event at 10 a.m. Apr. 24 at Cambio Coffee to help support earthquake relief in Ecuador and Japan.

The Discomfort Zone

Universities, especially small and liberal ones like NYU Shanghai, are supposed to be a place where ideas are spread freely and students engage in open debate to tackle the world’s biggest issues. But increasingly these debates are limited by safe spaces—we don’t want to offend or hurt anybody.

Challenge Denied: The A4 Waist

China's latest beauty challenge features putting an A4 size piece of paper against your waist, further causing insecurities among girls and women.

Reflections on "A Flourishing Void"

As one of the most sought-after artists in China, Song Dong truly outdid himself in NYU Shanghai’s gallery space.

College Tuition and the Rise of Sugar Babies

"NYU has recently experienced a surge in publicity for being the college with the most sugar babies in the U.S. A 'sugar baby' is a young person who is in a relationship – and being pampered by– a 'sugar daddy' or 'sugar mama'."

My Body, My Choice?

As Texan laws shut down abortion clinics across the state, many wonder whether the anti-abortion law and the Republicans that passed it truly have women's health as their main concern.

The System That Failed Kesha (And Us All)

#FreeKesha: people online stand united in protest against the unfair, sexist policies and views that leave women like Kesha bound by law in abusive relationships.

Expats Beware: Drug Crackdown in Shenzhen

Will All The Other Actors Please Stand Up?

A New Era for LGBTQ Rights in China?

The Small Virus with a Big Impact

Zika affecting adults is not a big concern. The worry is how Zika affects those yet to be born.

The Great Starbucks Cup Debate

“People are always getting offended about something, whether it be race, religion, or gender—and now holiday colors?”

Pray for Me, Too: Why You Didn’t Hear About Beirut

"One nation’s tragedy isn’t worse than another’s, and it’s time that Western media starts showing that."

Arbitrary Arbitration

Savannah Billman discusses the futility, and the negatives, of suing against the big guys in the United States, where 'suing' is common language,

Dating When You Are "Different"

"Stereotypes in interracial dating can be eliminated through education and open-mindedness, but this issue can become almost trivial in the face of the more serious issues experienced in intercultural relationships."

Her Movie May Not Be Great, But Malala Yousafzai Still Is

“We named her after a girl who spoke out and was killed."

Back to Square One: US Voting Restrictions On the Rise

Cuba to America: What Pope Francis' Journey Means To Us All

Breaking Down Student Divides with BBI

Across Campus Realities