NYU Shanghai celebrates Thanksgiving week

"2020 has been extremely challenging for our community here in Shanghai and around the world," said Dean of Students David Pe. "We wanted to take a moment to give thanks for what we do have, when the world has experienced such loss."

The university is usually closed for Thanksgiving, but because of the pandemic-induced delay to the start of the fall semester, school remained in session for the whole week. University officials, however, decided that the holiday could not go uncelebrated. Pe worked with campus caterer Sproutworks to give every student -- both NYU Shanghai and Go Local students from other NYU campuses -- a chance to sign up for a free turkey dinner with all the trimmings: mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, roasted vegetables, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie every evening during Thanksgiving week.