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Creating Her Unique Journey: PAA Alumna Chiaoyi Chang (’23)

Chiaoyi found her voice at NYU, embracing the challenges of being an international student. Now leading development efforts in Taiwan, she reflects on her growth and mentorship.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Media, Culture, and Communication Alums Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 List

Sarah Nesheim (BS ’17) and Chloe Xiang (BS '22) were recognized.
Areas of Study: Media Studies , The Arts

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.

Teaching and Learning Student Amanda Najib Wins Palestine Book Award

“Lana Makes Purple Pizza” is the first children’s book to ever receive this award.
Areas of Study: Education

NYU Steinhardt Program Bolsters Underrepresented Groups in Academia

Steinhardt's Faculty First-Look serves as a model across NYU to help minoritized groups learn the unwritten rules of careers in academia.
Areas of Study: Education

Dr. Cheri Fancsali Featured in CSforALL Article on Broadening Participation in Computer Science

Hear how the Research Alliance’s work is informing more inclusive computer science education. In this new article, Dr. Fancsali shares strategies for fostering school-wide support, empowering teachers, and implementing culturally responsive practices to broaden participation in computing.
Areas of Study: Education

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.

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

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

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

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.” 

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.

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.

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.

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.