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NYU Steinhardt News

Jameel Arts & Health Lab Partners with Lincoln Center on Art and Well-Being Series

The Lab hosted a series of panel discussions about the connection between the arts and well-being.

NYU Metro Center’s 2025 Equity Now Conference Issues Call for Proposals

The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools is proud to announce that the Call for Submissions for the 2025 Equity Now Conference is officially open. The window for conference submissions proposals will close on Wednesday, November 27th, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Deborah Damast Announced as a 2024–2025 Fellow of the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU

The roster includes several NYU professors and others who focus on theatre, choreography, Black diasporic studies, art history, and dance education.

Joe Henry and Ella Bric Are 2024–25 NYU Steinhardt Artists-in-Residence

Henry and Bric will meet with students and perform during their three-day visits.

With 'Copy,' Alum Taylor Stout (BS '21) Cultivates Digital and IRL Communities

Taylor Stout, “literary it-girl” and co-founder of 'Copy,' credits the Media, Culture, and Communication major with instilling a desire to build spaces that cultivate community.

Storyteller Brings the History of Middle Passage to the Stage

Antonio Rocha, an award winning storyteller, mimes and narrates the history of the Malaga ship and the trafficking of Africans to the Americas, including Brazil, the performer's homeland.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Micheal Quach (BS '22) Named 2024 Steinhardt Ascending Champion

The Spirit of Steinhardt Awards recognize alumni who are Disruptors, Visionaries, and Ascending Champions of our global community.

Jeannette Beasley Receives NYU Grant for Diabetes Prevention Research

The funding will support adapting a successful New-York based prevention program for patients in the United Arab Emirates.

Susan Antolin (EdD ’22) Named 2024 Steinhardt Visionary

The Spirit of Steinhardt Awards recognize alumni who are Disruptors, Visionaries, and Ascending Champions of our global community.

Adam D-F. Stevens (MA ’18) Named 2024 Steinhardt Disruptor of the Year

The Spirit of Steinhardt Awards recognize alumni who are Disruptors, Visionaries, and Ascending Champions of our global community.

Institute of Education Sciences Awards $2 million Grant to NYU for Path Program Research

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, has awarded New York University (NYU), in partnership with New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), a four-year, $2 million grant. This funding will support the adaptation of the Path Program for upper elementary grades and evaluate its impact on students, school staff, and families.

Early Academic Success Does Not Lead to Increased STEM College Enrollment for Black and Latine Students

A study from Associate Professor of International Education Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng finds that White English-speaking students are the only group with a positive relationship between STEM aptitude and STEM college enrollment.

Samuel Pizelo on How Games Like Tic-Tac-Toe Inspired the Modern Computer

A researcher at NYU Steinhardt concluded that 19th-century mathematicians used game theory to create algorithms used in today’s computation, sequencing, and logic modeling.

NYU Celebrates Constitution Day with Debut of Verbatim Performance Lab Piece

"That’s Not a Partisan Feeling, That’s Patriotic" portrays real-life interview subjects’ complex thoughts on the role of the U.S. president.

Steinhardt Marks 60th Anniversary of Free Speech Movement

NYU Steinhardt will host a range of events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement—a semester-long student rebellion that erupted at the University of California, Berkeley, in the fall of 1964.

Q & A With Jonathan Haas, Director of Program in Percussion Studies

Jonathan Haas, Director of the Program in Percussion Studies, answers a few questions about what makes this program stand out from the rest.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Heddy Lahmann Leads International Youth Musicians in Cultural Exchange

700+ students participated in cultural exchange and peacebuilding workshops as part of Carnegie Hall’s World Orchestra Week (WOW!) Festival.

Alum DJ Cuppy Creates Fund for Grad Students

The Cuppy Africa Steinhardt Scholars Fund will help Steinhardt graduate students thrive during their education.

Q & A with Christopher Zandieh, Piano Studies Concerto Competition Winner

Christopher Zandieh, Piano Studies Concerto Competition winner, discusses how he prepared to perform with the NYU Orchestera, how he has grown as a pianist in the Piano Studies Program, and his plans post graduation.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Educators and Parents Reveal Culture of Fear, Censorship, and Loss of Learning Opportunities in the Wake of Florida Policies

A new study finds that “education restriction” policies ​​reduce opportunities and support offered in public schools, even without parents’ knowledge.