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Trump v. Slaughter will test a president’s power to “fire without restriction” Senate-confirmed officials of independent regulatory agencies, making it a bellwether for executive authority, according to NYU School of Law's Bob Bauer, who says the decision could have sweeping significance.

“All presidents seek to enlarge the sphere of their authority, but not all up to the same extent, and not all in the same way,” Bauer says.

We spoke to this leading constitutional law expert on the most important 2026 Supreme Court case you might not be following: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2026/june/the-most-important-supreme-court-case-you-aren-t-following.html

It's a classic for a reason! This summer we're playing tourist in our own city (with a focus on historical sites) and we knew where we had to start.
Beat the heat and learn something about NYC's past along the way!

Liberty Island and Ellis Island:
🚇 Ride the subway downtown to the Battery, less than 30 minutes from Washington Sq.
🎟️ Get a general admission ticket, which includes boat rides to both islands and back
🗽 See NYC's most famous symbol and learn her story up close
🧳 Step into the shoes of generations of immigrants, and even look up your own ancestors
⛴️ Explore at your own pace (ferries run frequently) and spend the day on the water!

Stay tuned for more hot history summer itineraries. 😎

📷 Photos by Tracey Friedman

NYU mourns the passing of William “Bill” Berkley (Stern ‘66), chairman emeritus of our Board of Trustees. With an arc that goes back more than 50 years, Mr. Berkley was always there to help NYU meet a moment of crisis or opportunity.

He served tirelessly as vice chairman, chairman, and chairman emeritus of our Board of Trustees; chairman of the NYU Stern School of Business Executive Board; and member of the Board of Trustees of NYU Langone Health as well as NYU’s President’s Global Council.

In 2021, a generous philanthropic gift from the Berkley Family Foundation established the Berkley Achievement Scholarships, which have enabled talented students from across the country to attend NYU Stern tuition-free. At the time it was made, this was the single largest undergraduate scholarship gift in the history of NYU Stern and NYU. In 2023, another major gift from the Foundation launched the NYU Promise, which eliminated tuition for students whose families earn less than $100,000 and provided yearly aid increases for all students to keep up with tuition, year after year.

Read more about Mr. Berkley’s legacy at NYU: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2026/june/the-passing-of-nyu-board-chair-emeritus-bill-berkley.html

NEW: NYU will now offer the Google AI Professional Certificate program to all of our 700,000+ alumni, extending access to industry-recognized AI training and credentials for free—an effort Forbes called "a leading example of how universities can embrace lifelong education and career development as essential parts of their mission."

Developed by Google experts and industry leaders, the AI Professional Certificate offers practical, job-related training for real-world applications including vibe coding custom apps, producing infographics and presentations, conducting deep research, cleaning data while building visualizations, and turning goals into comprehensive project plans. It’s validated by major employers and is one of the first AI programs to earn a college credit recommendation from the American Council on Education.

Alumni interested in participating can apply through the Alumni Association website this summer. (Access for students launched in November 2024 as part of NYU's membership in the Google AI for Education Accelerator.)

Read more in Forbes:

NYU To Give All Alumni Free Access To The Google AI Professional Certificate New York University will offer its 700,000 alumni free access to the Google AI Professional Certificate, enabling them to develop AI skills after they’ve left campus.

Congrats to all of the NYU alumni honored at the 79th Annual Tony Awards last night!

Queen Jean (NYU Tisch School of the Arts ’16) became the first openly transgender person to win a Tony with Best Costume Design for a Musical for “CATS: The Jellicle Ball.” Jean was also nominated for Best Costume Design of a Play for “Liberation,” which was honored as the Best Play.

Alden Ehrenreich (Tisch) won Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his work in “Becky Shaw,” and 12 alumni were among the producers of Best Play winner “Liberation,” Best Musical “Schmigadoon!,” Best Revival of a Play “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman,” and Best Revival of a Musical “Ragtime.” The winners represented seven schools across NYU.

See the full list of nominees and winners: https://bit.ly/4xhpL2u

Five NYU researchers took to the public radio airwaves (and podcast feeds!) to share their research with listeners of Academic Minute, hosted by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). We heard from:

🏘️ NYU Meyers's Marissa Bergh on how housing influences whether older adults move to nursing homes: https://bit.ly/3Q1CENC
🧫 NYU School of Global Public Health's Emiko Kranz on the impact of discrimination on our immune system: https://bit.ly/4v2OW7B
🪃 NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service's Sewin Chan on how "boomeranging" back to live with your parents may mean moving to a weaker job market: https://bit.ly/4uYJF10
🇺🇸 NYU Steinhardt's Joe Salvatore on what happens when you hear a presidential inauguration address delivered by someone else: https://bit.ly/4oit1a4
🧠 NYU Arts & Science's Christine Constantinople on what part of the brain helps animals make inferences: https://bit.ly/3RPwUHf