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NYU Steinhardt News

The Barney Arts Digest

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

Whitt Publishes Research on Racial Structural Inequalities

Whitt's graduate research examines how systemic racism in U.S. opera shapes casting and storytelling, and affects audiences aged 54 and under.
Areas of Study: The Arts

NYU Media Studies Senior Awarded 2026-27 Fulbright Grant

Elaine Ho, a senior in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, will be traveling to South Korea next year to serve in the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program.
Areas of Study: Education , Media Studies

BFA Thesis Project: An Unspecified set of Secret Artifacts

BFA Thesis Project: An Unspecified set of Secret Artifacts

NYU Steinhardt Named #6 Among Best Graduate Schools of Education

Steinhardt has been in the top 10 on U.S. News & World Report’s list for the past eight years.

The Barney Arts Digest

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

Beth Nielsen Chapman Joins NYU Steinhardt as Artist-in-Residence

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter will teach and perform as the Spring 2026 NYU–Americana Music Foundation Artist-in-Residence.

Alum Jerome Bunke Produces Archival Collection of Clarinetist Stanley Drucker’s Repertoire

"Heritage Collection" is a four-volume, 14-CD set spanning Drucker’s 65-year career.

A Conversation with Prof. Mary Leou

Prof. Mary Leou, Clinical Professor of Environmental Education at NYU, reflects on her work in urban environmental education, highlighting the role of place-based learning and community engagement. She shares how her experiences have shaped her approach and why environmental education remains central to advancing equity and climate justice.

BFA Thesis Projects: Third North Shows

BFA Thesis Projects: Third North Shows

2026 Dorothy Height Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree: Aysha E. Schomburg (MA ’99)

Get to know the Sociology of Education alum, President and CEO of Healing New York, and 2026 NYU Steinhardt Convocation honoree.

Workshop Spotlight: Redressing Injustices for Girls and Gender Expansive Youth in the Juvenile Legal System

IHDSC director, Dr. Erin Godfrey, and affiliate, Dr. Shabnam Javdani led a workshop in Sacramento County highlighting the evidence around how girls and gender expansive youth are uniquely and negatively impacted by the juvenile legal system, and how we can drive systems-change to redress these injustices.

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

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.

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.

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.