President Linda Mills told students that “NYU is not standing still” when preparing for possible gun violence, following an onslaught of criticism regarding how administrators handled a hoax anti-Black shooting threat earlier this month. When a threat is circulated, Mills said recipients should contact 9 1 1 and Campus Safety, and refrain from responding, deleting or spreading the message. Campus Safety officers will immediately evaluate the threat with law enforcement. If it’s deemed credible, the NYU community will immediately receive a text via NYU Alerts and be told to shelter in place. NYU’s Senator-at-Large for Black Students & Students of Color has since released a letter calling for the administrators to admit more Black students and bolster protections for Black students on campus.