NYU is evicting students in the middle of a pandemic. What's going on? | Noah Hopkins

This is dire for students with no home to go to, uncertain immigration statuses or high-risk family members

Less than a week ago, the official word from New York University (NYU) to its students was that in-person classes would not resume until 19 April at the earliest. We were given repeated assurances in emails and through student governmental organizations that our residence halls would not close. At the time, students, parents and government officials praised NYU for its decision to suspend classes, which we saw as a step toward "flattening the curve".

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