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NYU Prison Education Program Celebrates Graduation of 18 Students

This cross-university program offers free college courses to incarcerated students and helps them complete their NYU degree after release.

NYU Metro Center Researchers Share New Equity-Focused Approach to Summer School at National Education Conference

The Center for Policy, Research, and Evaluation (PRE) at NYU Metro Center presents findings from systems-level equity methodology for summer learning at K-12 schools at 2024 Summer Learning Summit in Washington, DC.
Areas of Study: Education

Benjamin Westphalen Composes Score for Award Winning Documentary

Congratulations to Benjamin Westphalen, masters student in the Program in Screen Scoring, for composing the score for A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness), which won the 2024 Student Academy Award Bronze in Best Documentary category.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Judy Tint Helps Lead Inaugural American Music Mentorship Program

This collaboration between the U.S. Department of State and the Recording Academy uses music to bridge gaps between people, cultures, and nations.

Two Remain, the Story of Two Auschwitz Survivors

Two Remain is an opera based, in part, on two survivors of Auschwitz: Krystyna Zywulska, a Polish dissident, author and lyricist, and Gad Beck, a Jewish homosexual.
Areas of Study: The Arts

CBA Fellow Deborah Damast to Study Dance and Leadership

As a 2024–2025 Resident Fellow at the Center for Ballet and the Arts, Damast will study how movement can be employed to enhance leadership skills in young women.

Award Highlights Impact on Disability and Communication

Media, Culture, and Communication Associate Professor Mara Mills was recognized by the National Communication Association for outstanding achievement and enduring impact in disability and communication studies.
Areas of Study: Health , Media Studies

Joseph Cimpian Finds Most Selective Universities Reduce STEM Gender Gap

Research from the professor of economics and education policy shows that more selective U.S. universities approach gender parity in physics, engineering, and computer science—while less selective ones see widening gaps.

Elisabeth King Publishes Article on Intersection of Food and Peacebuilding

The vice dean for faculty affairs and professor of international education and politics wrote “Hypotheses on Food and Peace: Five Ways to Use Social Gastronomy for Peacebuilding.”

An Alum's Journey From the MCC MediaLab to Market Research and Video Game Production

Of the biggest driver of her work, Media, Culture, and Communication alum Adelaide Han (BS '22) says, “I’m trying to search for something that is in between data and humanity.” 

New Assessment Tool Available to Measure Computational Thinking for Elementary Students

As K-12 computer science education expands, so does the need for tools to assess students' computational thinking (CT) skills. The Computational Thinking Assessment for Elementary Students (CTAES) was developed to evaluate CT abilities in elementary students. This new tool is available for educators, students, and practitioners to use!

IHDSC Hosts Our Stories, Our Solutions: A Summit on Transformative Solutions for Economic Equity

On October 16-18th, IHDSC hosted Our Stories, Our Solutions: A Summit on Transformative Solutions for Economic Equity in New York City. The summit brought together peers, parents, community leaders, practitioners, advocates, and researchers from across the country who are committed to improving the lives of children and families in the United States.

Fern J. Khan (BS ’62, Sociology) Pens Her Life and Experiences as a Jamaican Immigrant

Khan shares how NYU shaped her life, her experiences immigrating to the United States, a meeting with Eleanor Roosevelt, and much more.

From Local Advocacy to Global Impact with Dr. Padmini Murthy (MPH ’00)

Murthy shares about her 30-year career spanning work in women’s global healthcare and how she credits her experience at NYU with honing her expertise in public health and health equity.

Steinhardt Celebrates 10 Years of Astor International Travel Fellows

This generous fellowship awards full-time classroom teachers in New York City public schools with a fully sponsored educational trip with NYU Steinhardt faculty.

Cool Course Dispatch: Physical Theatre and Improvisation

Steinhardt’s Educational Theatre course layers words, sounds, and movement in exercises that free students' imaginations and help them develop performance skills.

NYU Steinhardt Joins World Dance Education Alliance

Steinhardt is one of 70 members in the global charter, which includes higher education and professional dance training organizations.

Occupational Therapy's Lisa Raymond-Tolan Gets NYU TAG Grant for Play Observation

NYU Steinhardt OT students and faculty traveled this fall to The Yard, an adventure playground on Governors Island, to see how kids play in real time.

NYU Metro Center is Deeply Honored to Have Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings as Keynote Speaker

The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools is proud to announce Professor Emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Dr. Gloria Ladson-BIllings, as the keynote speaker for its 2025 Equity Now Conference: Welcoming, Affirming, and Healing Schools.

Educational Theatre Student Olivia Qian on Why Her Research Can’t Wait

Olivia Qian and other NYU undergraduate students are gaining meaningful lab and field experience long before grad school.