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NYU Steinhardt News

The Barney Arts Digest

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions
Areas of Study: The Arts

NYU Steinhardt Presents US Premiere of Carl Orff’s “Astutuli”

The rarely performed play with music features a cast of 22 from across the University accompanied by the NYU Steinhardt Percussion Ensemble.

NYU Steinhardt’s Nordoff-Robbins Center and MARL Receive Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Award

The team’s research examines how music therapy may be able to improve social communication skills in autistic children.

Mondiant Dogon’s (MA ’19) Path from Refugee Camp to NYU Scholar Expanding Opportunity for Students

An alum of Steinhardt's International Education program, he has launched programs providing scholarships and leadership training to displaced youth.

BFA Thesis Project: A Need For Speed

BFA Thesis Project: A Need For Speed

BFA Thesis Project: What Remains Illuminated

BFA Thesis Project: What Remains Illuminated

BFA Thesis Project: Por los Siglos des los Siglos

BFA Thesis Project: Por los Siglos des los Siglos

Dorothy Portnoy (MA ’51): Where Have We Not Been?

After defying 1950s norms to earn her master’s, the Steinhardt alum enjoyed a long career teaching business. Notable milestones include performing as "Dotsy the Clown" and remaining an active, grammar-loving optimist at 101.

Building with Intention: Elle Moody ’16 on Philanthropy and Texas Community

by Elva Zhang, Visual Arts Administration, MA '25
Areas of Study: The Arts

Music Therapy Publishes New Research on Measuring Music Engagement

The NYU Steinhardt Music Therapy program has published groundbreaking new research in the Journal of Music Therapy, advancing the field’s understanding of music engagement in therapy sessions through the development of the Music Engagement Scale (MES).

“Backstage Pass” Series Takes Students to Jazz at Lincoln Center

Performing Arts Administration graduate students visited Jazz at Lincoln Center, the “House of Swing,” where they connected with staff and leadership and gained valuable behind-the-scenes insights.
Areas of Study: The Arts

The Barney Arts Digest

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions
Areas of Study: The Arts

The Guggenheim Museum Opens Major Retrospective of Carol Bove's Work

On March 5th, The Guggenheim Museum opened Carol Bove, a retrospective exhibition of Carol Bove's (Studio Art BS Alum) work across 25 years.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Juliana Steiner ’17: Curating as a Practice of Care, Connection, and Becoming

by Elva Zhang, Visual Arts Administration, MA '25
Areas of Study: The Arts

NYU Steinhardt’s Julia Wolfe Named NYU University Professor

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

PAA Designing Sustainable Multihyphenate Careers in the Arts

A moderated conversation and open networking created space for candid questions, career storytelling, and community-building across cohorts and graduating classes.
Areas of Study: The Arts

PAA Welcomes Simon Woods as Adjunct Faculty Member

Woods, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, will teach Governance of Performing Arts, bringing decades of leadership insight to the classroom.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Geffen Publishes Research on Theatre Accessibility

Her graduate research, developed with faculty mentorship, advances practical standards for disability access in the performing arts

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

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”

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