2011 Summer Institute Lunch Speech and Panel Discussion, July 6th News Portal
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Joe Salvatore and Pedro Noguera Awarded NYU’s MLK Faculty Award
Joe Salvatore and Pedro Noguera have been awarded NYU’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award. The award is presented annually to five faculty members at NYU who exemplify King’s spirit through their teaching, public service, leadership, and community-building activities. Salvatore, … Continue reading
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Gran Fury’s AIDS Activist Art Opens at Steinhardt’s 80WSE Galleries
NYU Steinhardt is proud to announce the opening of “Gran Fury: Read My Lips,” the first comprehensive exhibition documenting the work of Gran Fury, the influential AIDS activist arts collective. Gran Fury’s work raised public awareness of AIDS, put pressure … Continue reading
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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.” Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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, … Continue reading
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At NYU Steinhardt, $4.5 Million NSF Grant Supports Improving Science Instruction for English Language Learners
More than 41 percent of New York City students report speaking a language other than English at home. According to the New York City Department of Education, 154,466 students are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs), roughly equivalent to the … Continue reading
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Steinhardt in the News: danah boyd on the online life of teenagers
danah boyd is “a kind of rock star emissary from the online and offline world of teenagers,” writes Pamela Paul in a New York Times profile. Boyd, who advocates for teenagers freedom to explore the Internet is an assistant professor … Continue reading
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Steinhardt in the News: Liel Leibovitz on Why SOPA is Bad Business
Last month Liel Leibovitz, a visiting assistant professor in Steinhardt’s Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, was interviewed on Al Jazeera English about the Stop Online Piracy Act. Lieboitz is the co-author of The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel, and the … Continue reading
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