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• Institute for Human Development and Social Change Awarded $828,000 MacArthur Grant to Study Digital Learning

  Organizations that have implemented such programs include cultural institutions and two schools—one each in New York City and Chicago—that use innovative curricula such as game design and digital learning to enhance young people’s interests, community awareness, and attempt to shape their educational outcomes. ... “Both the schools and out-of-school programs have developed innovative ways for students to learn and hope to develop competencies, skills, and dispositions aligned with educational achievement and future success in an increasingly globalized and technology-based society.”
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• Steinhardt in the News: Christy Spackman on Mormons, Jell-O, and Homemade Yogurt

  Christy Spackman, a doctoral student in Steinhardt’s food studies program, gave the New York Times historical context on Mormon cooking for the article, Not Just for Sundays: A New Generation Defines Mormon Cuisine. Spackman told Times writer Julia Moskin that...
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• Steinhardt Abroad: NYU Madrigal Singers and Jazz Choir Perform in the United Arab Emirates

  NYU’s Madrigal Singers and Jazz Choir shared their voices and music with students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a series of performances in January. Invited to the UAE by United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) associate professor James Mirrione,...
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