https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epndbw/nyu-emailed-the-parents-of-striking-grad-students-to-say-striking-is-bad

On Monday, New York University's president Andrew Hamilton sent a letter to parents of striking graduate students arguing that the strike is unnecessary and unwarranted.

“In short, we believe the strike is unwarranted, untimely, and regrettable,” Hamilton wrote in the letter, which is titled “A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton” and was posted online by the school. “And we think a mediator could have made and still can make a difference.” The letter links to another sent by Hamilton the previous day addressed to “the NYU community” which is even more forceful and calls the union’s demands “unreasonable.”