Facing backlash for potential Sabatini appointment, NYU administrators defend hiring process — report
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is reportedly remaining steadfast in its intent to hire former MIT professor David Sabatini despite intense backlash.
Administrators defended their hiring process and dismissed the controversy as an incomplete investigation colored by social media-driven rhetoric, per a recording of a Zoom town hall obtained by VICE News and other outlets. The town hall had been conducted after a couple hundred students and faculty walked out Wednesday afternoon in an hour-long protest against the potential hire.
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