NYU Steinhardt

Media, Culture, and Communication Associate Professor Mara Mills has received the NYU 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award — this year given to only six faculty from across the University.

Vocal performance undergraduate seniors and roommates Renee Shohet and Chloe Savit both landed the lead role of Margo in Applause.

Dance Education graduate student Dominique M. Fontenot will be choreographing one of nine dances as part of the 2022 Masters’ Dance Concert on April 29 and 30. We spoke with Dominique about her use of “weighting” versus “waiting, what it meant to her to gain weight during lockdown and why it feels good to accept yourself just the way you are.

This is the first in a series of articles highlighting Steinhardt researchers in special education and
disability studies who are working to break down barriers and improve equity.

At HedgeHog Health, Parker Lynch is tackling some of the educational challenges faced by families whose children have ASD or ADHD.

The IES-PIRT fellowship program supports education scholars across disciplines to make a real-world impact for students of all kinds.

Research by Steinhardt’s Natalie Brito suggests that infants whose mothers received paid family leave showed greater brain activity in their first three months of life.

Supported by a grant from Healthy Eating Research, the study found that 70% of shoppers were less likely to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as meat and seafood, when shopping online than in person.

As an Associate Professor at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, Mills is being recognized for making significant contributions to the profession.