Fellow Qilins,
We are in the Holy Month of Ramadan which lasts from 28 February through Saturday 30 March. Ramadan can be a challenging time for observant college students, as their study habits and mid semester academic demands often mean late night work and sleeping past sunrise. They are often only able to eat one meal a day causing their daily fast in practice to be longer than sunrise to sunset. The fast requiring that they abstain from food and drink, sometimes leads to difficulty focusing and working at an intense level toward the end of the day.
NYU Shanghai is a nonsectarian institution that follows the NYU policy of supporting members of any religious group in balancing academic requirements with compliance with their religious obligations.
To that end, we have asked that faculty teaching evening classes during this time allow their class a break from five minutes before sunset to ten minutes after sunset. This will enable observant students to break their fast at that time and eat their Iftar meal after class ends. Dried fruits, dates, nuts, and tea are available at sundown in the Academic Resource Center Monday through Thursday for any who wish to partake.
For examinations, we will allow observant students with afternoon or evening exams to request through their advisor taking those exams in the morning. We will follow faculty guidance on whether that means the morning before or the morning following the scheduled test time and the rescheduled exams will be proctored in the ARC.
Please see your advisor if you have any questions about the academic support for Ramadan.
Ramadan Mubarak,
John Robertson
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
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Stories From the Field
Wednesday, March 12 | 12:45PM - 2PM | W309 Career Hub | RSVP
Hear first-hand stories from faculty, recent graduates, social enterprise startup founders, and leaders from the largest NGO supporting migrant youth in Shanghai. Gain insights into their experiences, challenges, and the meaningful work they do to drive change.
Spring Major Exploration Starting March 24! Join us for the Spring 2025 Major Exploration where you can learn different major requirements and gain insights from faculty and/or upper-class students. Each session will feature a 60-minute faculty panel and a 30-minute Mix&Mingle for individual Q&As.
- Business, Economics, and IMB
Monday, March 24 | 6PM - 7:30PM | E903-904 | RSVP - Biology, Chemistry, Math/Honors Math, Neural Science, and Physics
Tuesday, March 25 | 4PM - 5:30PM | E903-E904 | RSVP - CS, DS, and Engineering
Wednesday, March 26 | 6PM - 7:30PM | E903-E904 | RSVP - Global China Studies, Humanities, Social Science, and IMA
Thursday, March 27 | 4PM - 5:30PM | E903-E904 | RSVP
NYU Global Show-and-Tell: Open Call - Second RoundGlobal Learning, AI, Interactivity
Open call deadline: Monday, March 31 | Sign up | More Information
Join us for NYU's first global showcase of student works that bring together Artificial Intelligence and interactive media! Share your work around the global campuses. Find collaborators in the global network. Undergraduate Research Symposium: Save the Date!
Summer Sessions 2025Session I: May 26 - July 4 & Session II: July 7 - August 15, 2025
Are you interested in earning more credits this summer? Two in-person 6-week summer sessions are offered where you can take up to 8 credits per session. See the course offerings on website or in Albert. Contact your Academic Advisor to lift your hold before enrolling. Questions? Contact shanghai.summer@nyu.edu.
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Academic Skills WorkshopHow to Overcome ProcrastinationMonday, March 10 | 4PM - 4:30PM | N203 | RSVP
Is that big project looming over your head but you just can’t seem to get started? Do you find yourself rushing to complete assignments before the deadline? Learn strategies that you can use to identify what's precluding you from progress and overcome it! How to Brainstorm Smarter (with AI)Tuesday, March 11 | 1:30PM - 2PM | S307 | RSVP
Do you find yourself struggling to come up with a thesis or ideas for a paper or project? Brainstorming is often the difficult first step of an assignment. Come learn methods to help generate ideas, including how AI can be helpful in this process. EAP Workshop: Speaking Up in SeminarTuesday, March 11 | 5:15PM - 6:15PM | SB231 | RSVP
Feeling a little shy participating in EAP 101 seminars? Attend this workshop to learn some tips and tricks to insert yourself into the conversation and boost your participation grade. This workshop is open to all students, but EAP students are encouraged to attend. ARC Writing Workshop: Revision StrategiesWednesday, March 12 | 6PM - 7PM | EB229 | RSVP
Finished your draft, but not sure how to improve it? This workshop covers strategies like reverse outlining and global vs. local revision. You'll also have a short workshopping period to apply these techniques to your writing.
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Rhodes Scholars Info Session&Application WorkshopsThursday, March 13 | 12:30PM - 2:30PM | S309 | RSVP
Since 1903, Rhodes Scholars have been selected from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Guest speakers Leslie Lei and Zhixin Wan will talk about the Rhodes Scholarship, life and study at Oxford and take any questions you might have. Humanity in Action FellowshipDeadline: Sunday, March 16, 2025
Humanity in Action Fellowships unite international students and recent graduates to explore democracy, pluralism, human rights, and social justice in diverse historical and cultural contexts. NYU Shanghai students should apply under the USA category unless they are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Germany, or the Netherlands. Last Call for Applications: Charting Your Path
Event Date: Saturday, April 19 | Application Deadline: Friday, March 14, 11:59 PM
Charting Your Path is a one-day event run by the Global Awards Office for highly motivated sophomores to envision future applications, develop skills, and set goals for the next two years. You will gain a deeper understanding of yourself, develop your own goals, and acquire practical skills for future opportunities.
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Library EventsCiting Smart: Zotero BasicsMonday, March 10 | 3:15PM - 4:15PM | W507 | RSVP
Are you looking for an easier way to manage the sources you’re using in your papers? This workshop will provide an overview of how to collect and organize research sources in Zotero, an open-source citation manager used by scholars in many disciplines. Global Economic Trends in 2025: A Dynamic Dialogue with EIU Principal Economist Yue Su & NYU Shanghai Economics Professor Nan XuTuesday, March 11 | 12:30PM - 2PM | W507 | RSVP
Join us for an engaging and insightful event featuring Yue Su, Principal Economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), as she shares her expertise on global economic trends and their impact on the future. Lunch is provided. Basics of Law Research: Legislation, Policy, and Case LawTuesday, March 11 | 3:45PM - 4:45PM | W507 | RSVP
This workshop will focus on understanding how legal cases are cited, how different disciplines handle these types of special documents, how to locate the text of cases decided in US, EU, Chinese, and International Courts, and how to parse treaty citations and discover the full text of treaties. Research Foundations + AI: Smart Searching for Scholarly SourcesWednesday, March 12 | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | W507 | RSVP
The Research Foundations + AI series looks at conventional tools and techniques for succeeding in different stages of research, along with AI tools that can help you accomplish those tasks. With this combination you'll have the skills to determine if AI is helpful in your research context. Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries
Wednesday, March 12 | 12PM - 1:30PM | E403 or Zoom | RSVP
This talk, based on the recently published volume, Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries: How the Global South and Emerging Power Alliances are Reshaping Digital Governance, offers a forward-looking take on what a world less dependent on Silicon Valley might look like, and adds to the digital sovereignty debate. Navigating Emerging Topics in Global SouthWednesday, March 12 | 3PM - 5PM | W507 | RSVP
This roundtable gathers scholars to discuss digital sovereignty, governance, and global power from a Global South perspective. It explores interdisciplinary views on digital sovereignty, its impact on state power, and how Global South nations shape digital norms, fostering new theoretical insights on digital governance. Non Trivial Pursuits Trivia NightWednesday, March 12 | 5PM - 6:30PM | W629 | RSVP
This year, we’re mixing things up! Teams of four—a mix of faculty and students—will compete across multiple rounds of trivia, testing their knowledge, teamwork, and quick thinking. Whether you're in it to win or just for the fun of it, there will be prizes, snacks, and plenty of laughs along the way! Writing for PeaceVirginia Woolf, Digital Pedagogy, and IntersectionalityTuesday, March 11 | 5:30PM - 7PM | E402 | RSVPThis event is co-sponsored by Writing and Humanities programs.
Cybersecurity Club Crypto Security in the Age of Geopolitical and Financial VolatilityWednesday, March 12 | 5:30PM - 6:30PM | E304 | RSVP
Join us for a discussion on crypto security amid global uncertainty! Hedy Bi, Chief Researcher at OKG Research, will explore threats, challenges, and strategies, offering insights into how geopolitics shape crypto security and the future of digital assets.
Spring 2025 Faculty Workshop SeriesMarch 21, April 18 and May 2 | More Information | Sign Up
The Expository Writing Program at NYU is excited to offer three workshops on writing pedagogy remotely via Zoom to faculty in ALL disciplines.
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Important Notice: Operating System Upgrade Required
We kindly remind all users to upgrade their operating systems to the latest supported version ASAP. The NYU Global Office of Information Security has scheduled to block devices running unsupported operating systems from accessing the NYU network. A reminder will be sent to the device owners separately.
- Workstations: Remaining unsupported workstations will be blocked on April 23.
- Servers: Remaining unsupported servers will be blocked on March 26.
Take action now to avoid disruptions:
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