NYU Steinhardt News

NYU Steinhardt’s Julia Wolfe Named NYU University Professor

March 18, 2026

Composer, MacArthur Fellow, and Pulitzer Prize winner honored for her pathbreaking work as a practicing artist conducting powerful historical research.

NYU Metro Center's 2026 Equity Now Conference Engages Communities of Learning with Pre-Conference Offerings

March 12, 2026

In a time of political and economic volatility, technological disruption, and declining public trust, community stands as an essential social tie of the human condition. NYU Metro Center's 2026 Equity Now Conference fosters community among social justice, racial equity, and public education advocates.

NYU Steinhardt Anti-Racism Task Force Hosts Event on “Reimagining Belonging in Occupational Therapy”

March 10, 2026

Guest speaker Tyra M. Banks, EdD, MS, OTR/L, has 20 years of experience as both a clinician and anti-racism scholar.

The Barney Arts Digest

March 09, 2026

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions

Areas of Study: The Arts

BFA Thesis Project: The Burden of Being Seen

March 05, 2026

BFA Thesis Project: The Burden of Being Seen

Areas of Study: The Arts

BFA Thesis Project: In Compression

March 05, 2026

BFA Thesis Project: In Compression

Areas of Study: The Arts

BFA Thesis Project: Kinfolk

March 05, 2026

BFA thesis exhibition opening and beginner-focused contra dance to live music.

Areas of Study: The Arts

Vocal Pedagogy Program Announces New Global Partnership

March 05, 2026

The NYU Steinhardt Vocal Pedagogy Outreach Program (VPOP), announced a new international partnership with Harmony – The Music School, a contemporary music institution in Bangalore, India known for its student-centered approach to vocal training and ensemble performance. Launching in the 2026–2027 academic year, the collaboration marks the program’s first sustained global partnership.

Areas of Study: The Arts

Come See Us at AERA and AEFP!

March 04, 2026

The Research Alliance will be sharing new work at two major national conferences this spring. Join us at AEFP in Chicago and AERA in Los Angeles, where our team will present research on teacher diversity, culturally responsive computer science education, digital learning, and college and career advising.

Percussion Studies Advances Chinese and American Musical Traditions

March 04, 2026

NYU Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions welcomed a delegation of approximately 50 students, faculty, and administrators from the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) to the NYU Paulson Center. The visit marked a significant step in expanding artistic collaboration and academic exchange between the two institutions.

Areas of Study: The Arts

Nutrition’s Angela Trude Awarded $5.2M for Research on Incentivizing Healthier Online Food Shopping

March 02, 2026

Trude recently received five-year grants from the National Institutes of Health and the American Diabetes Association.

The Barney Arts Digest

March 02, 2026

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions

Areas of Study: The Arts

A Conversation with Prof. Alexis Riley

February 27, 2026

Prof. Alexis Riley reflects on her work in science education, discussing Black women teachers’ pedagogical practices and the role of historically relevant approaches in advancing equity and social justice in education.

BFA Thesis Project: A Very Certain Kind of Love

February 26, 2026

BFA Thesis Project: A Very Certain Kind of Love

Areas of Study: The Arts

BFA Thesis Project: Behind the Curtains

February 24, 2026

BFA Thesis Project: Behind the Curtains

The Barney Arts Digest

February 23, 2026

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions

Areas of Study: The Arts

Jackson A. Waters Wins National Cabrillo Festival Prize

February 20, 2026

Jackson A. Waters (MM ’25), has been named the 2025 recipient of the Emerging Black Composer Project (EBCP) Cabrillo Festival Prize by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.

Areas of Study: The Arts