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NYU Steinhardt News

The Healing Arts: An NYU Alumna Gives Breast Cancer Survivors a Platform for Self-Expression

Drama Therapist Vera Trifunovich (MA ’96) is the founder and executive director of Bare Breasted Against Breast Cancer, a website that helps breast cancer survivors heal each other by sharing their stories and creativity.
Areas of Study: The Arts

NYU Metro Center College Prep Academy Alum Co-Authors New Research

A former student of Metro's College Prep Academy Program (CPA), Colleen O’Brien recently co-authored a new article, “A Study of Social Media Utilization by Individuals with Tinnitus”.

NYU Metro Center Publishes New Teachers Resources

Metro Center's Metro Learning Communities (MLC) has launched new teacher resources, Protocols in the Classroom: Tools to Help Students Read, Write, Think and Collaborate authored by two MLC facilitators David Allen...

Faculty First Look Scholar Program

Faculty First-Look provides professional development opportunities for current doctoral/terminal degree students who are preparing for faculty or related scholarly careers. Find out how you can get involved.

Questions about Google: An Interview with Valerie Streit (MA '06)

Valerie Streit (MA '06), a graduate of NYU Steinhardt's media ecology program, talks about her work life at Google.
Areas of Study: Media Studies

Helping Teachers Help Parents: Natasha Strassfeld on Service Delivery in Special Education

Natasha Strassfeld is an assistant professor of special education in Steinhardt’s Department of Teaching and Learning. Strassfeld’s research examines service delivery to parents and students with disabilities in the special education services and accommodations process, minority disproportionate representation, special education policy and law, and juvenile justice.
Areas of Study: Education

MPAP Launches NYU Broadway Orchestra

The NYU Broadway Orchestra is a new ensemble in The Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions designed to train the next generation of musicians for a career on Broadway.

Event Recap: High School Persisters: Exploring the Needs and Experiences of Students Who Don’t Graduate in Four Years, But Remain Enrolled

Event Recap: High School Persisters: Exploring the Needs and Experiences of Students Who Don’t Graduate in Four Years, But Remain Enrolled

Janet Njelesani Awarded (NAEd)/Spencer Fellowship to Study Violence Against Students with Disabilities in Zambia

Janet Njelesani’s project, “Generating and Preventing Violence: Schools’ Responses to School Violence Against Students with Disabilities in Zambia,” will investigate how social, cultural, and institutional practices influence inclusion, protection, and education for children with disabilities.

What Students Are Learning: How the Computer Became Personal

In History of Computing: How the Computer Became Personal, Laine Nooney, a cultural historian of video games and computers, and Tega Brain, a media artist and engineer, weave the history of personal computing with the craft of digital technology. Students explored the culture, history, and aesthetics of the computer.
Areas of Study: Media Studies

Aspen Institute Features Research Alliance Partnership with SSN in New Case Study

Aspen Institute Features Research Alliance Partnership with SSN in New Case Study

OT Students Study Autism in London

We spoke with Francine Cacciola (MS '19) about her experience studying abroad in the United Kingdom.
Areas of Study: Health

Research Alliance Contributes to New Voices in Urban Education Issue, "The Boys Aren’t Broken, The Systems Are"

Research Alliance Contributes to New Voices in Urban Education Issue, "The Boys Aren’t Broken, The Systems Are"

NYU Metro Center announces transition of VUE

NYU Metro Center announces transition of VUE

Research Alliance and NYU's IES-PIRT Program Host Panel on Education Research and the Media

Research Alliance and NYU's IES-PIRT Program Host Panel on Education Research and the Media

Making an Impact through Public Relations: An Interview with Shalon Roth (BS '05)

Since her graduation in 2005, Shalon Roth has worked on the front lines of public relations and communications agencies.
Areas of Study: Media Studies

In Collaboration with NYU Metro Center, Ossining's Middle School Students Play Lead Equity Role

Center for Strategic Solutions (CSS), as part of its' work in the Ossining school districts' efforts to disrupt and dismantle inequities across its' schools, has trained student equity leaders to explore the...

Dr. Maloney Elected to ENCATC Board

Performing Arts Administration program director Dr. Richard Maloney was elected to the 2017-2019 Board of Directors of ENCATC, the European network on cultural management and policy.

NYU Metro Center Faculty Affiliate, Kristie Patten, Receives Patricia Buehler Legacy Award for Clinical Innovation

Dr. Kristie Patten Koenig, Principal Investigator of the NYU ASD Nest Support Project at Steinhardt Metro Center, is the recipient of the University of Southern California 2017 Patricia Buehler Legacy Award for Clinical Innovation.

Studying in Shanghai: A Q&A with Joy Sarraf

Students explored and identified factors, including cultural factors and health beliefs, which may influence a community’s view of disability.
Areas of Study: Health