Provost Emeritus Communications
Academic Year 2015-2016
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin and Executive Vice President Martin Dorph on the Budget for Academic Year 2016-17
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Deans, Chairs, and Faculty on Students' Religious Observance and Class Attendance
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Deans and Directors on Severe Weather and Class Attendance
- Concrete Steps NYU is Taking on Inclusion and Diversity
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin on NYU's Nov. 18 Listening Conversation
- Memorandum from President Sexton, Provost McLaughlin, Deans and University Senate Leaders on Diversity and Inclusiveness on College Campuses
- Provost's Academic Snapshot, presented to the University Senate on November 12, 2015
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Faculty, Administrators, and Staff on University Compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA")
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Deans and Directors on Severe Weather and Class Attendance
- Provost McLaughlin's Fall 2015 annual message to the Faculty
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Deans, Chairs, and Faculty on Students' Religious Observance and Class Attendance
Academic Year 2014-2015
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to the NYU community on NYU and the Graduate Student Union Reaching an Agreement
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to NYU Faculty on the Launch of a New Website, "Faculty in the Global Network"
- Provost McLaughlin's Fall 2014 annual message to the Faculty
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Deans and Faculty on Students' Religious Observance and Class Attendance
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Deans and Directors on Weather Conditions and Class Attendance
Academic Year 2013-2014
- Provost McLaughlin's memorandum on the Report of the Faculty Advisory Committee on the University's Global Network
- Provost McLaughlin's memorandum on the Policy on Use of Copyrighted Materials
- Letter from President Sexton and Provost McLaughlin welcoming engineering back to the University
- Letter from President Sexton and Provost McLaughlin expressing opposition to ASA Boycott vote
- Provost McLaughlin's memorandum on University Compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin on Protocol and Procedures for Assigning Course Credits
- President Sexton's and Provost McLaughlin's announcement of the Search Committee for a Dean for The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
- Provost McLaughlin's Fall 2013 annual message to the Faculty
- President Sexton's and Provost McLaughlin's announcement of the Search Committee for a Dean for the Tisch School of the Arts
- Memorandum from Provost McLaughlin to Deans and Faculty on Students' Religious Observance and Class Attendance
Academic Year 2012-2013
- Provost David W. McLaughlin's July 31, 2013 Memorandum to Faculty on NYU's Academic Trajectory.
- Memorandum from Provost David W. McLaughlin and Vice Chancellor for Strategic Planning Richard Foley on Global Network Opportunities for Schools, Programs, Faculty, and Graduate Students in New York
- Provost McLaughlin's memorandum on University Compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Provost McLaughlin's Fall 2012 annual message to faculty
- Provost McLaughlin's Memorandum on Students' Religious Observance and Class Attendance. (The following link is referenced in the Memorandum: The University Calendar Policy on Religious Holidays.)
Academic Year 2011-2012
- Provost McLaughlin's Fall 2011 annual message to the Faculty.
Academic Year 2010-2011
- Provost McLaughlin's announcement of the Policy on Academic Integrity for Students at NYU.
- Provost David McLaughlin and President John Sexton's joint announcement about the creation of NYU Shanghai (March 27, 2011)
- Provost McLaughlin's Fall 2010 annual message to the Faculty.
Academic Year 2009-2010
- March 2010 statement about the National Research Council (NRC) Research Doctorate Programs Study at NYU from the NYU NRC Steering Committee and the NYU NRC Advisory Committee, chaired by Provost David McLaughlin.
- Provost McLaughlin's Fall 2009 annual message to the faculty.
- September 2009 memo from Provost David McLaughlin and Executive Vice President Michael Alfano about the administrative infrastructure for research at Washington Square.
Academic Year 2008-2009
- Research at NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
Click here for the April 2009 (Reissued in December 2009) statement from Provost David McLaughlin on the vision, goals and organization of research at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute. - Click here for the Provost’s April 2009 message about research grant opportunities at the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute.
Academic Year 2007-2008
- NYU and Polytechnic University
Click here for the June 24, 2008 statement from Provost David McLaughlin on the New York State Board of Regents' Vote on NYU and Polytechnic University. - Click here for the August 2007 memo from President John Sexton and Provost David McLaughlin on a future together for NYU and Polytechnic University.
- NYU Global Programs
Click here for the report from Provost David McLaughlin on global programs at New York University, which was issued in November 2007 and revised and updated in April 2008.
Academic Year 2006-2007
- Click here for the November 2006 memo from Provost David McLaughlin, Executive Vice President Michael Alfano, and Senior Vice President for Health Robert Berne on the status of ongoing campus priorities and highlights of new issues for this academic year.