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The Sexual Politics of Border Control

Media, Culture, and Communication doctoral student Michelle Pfeifer co-edits special issue published in the Journal for Ethnic and Racial Studies

New Book Highlights Key Lessons from NYC’s Expanded Success Initiative

Adriana Villavicencio’s new book, Am I My Brother’s Keeper?, offers powerful insights into the challenges of implementing large-scale educational change. Drawing on the Research Alliance’s four-year study of the Expanded Success Initiative (ESI), which aimed to improve the educational outcomes of 15,000 Black and Latinx males in NYC public high schools, the book examines what worked, what didn’t, and what we can learn from the experience.

Laine Nooney explores “How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body” for VICE Motherboard

Assistant Professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, Laine Nooney explains the history of computer-related pain.

Helping Asian Americans Cook the Foods They Crave Most

The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute highlighted Rooted Fare, a startup co-founded by Food Studies alum Ashley Xie that partners and profit-shares with immigrant chefs to make Asian sauces for homemade dishes.

Professors Paula Chakravartty and Ajantha Subramanian explain why caste inequality matters in America

Professors from NYU Steinhardt MCC and Gallatin and Harvard Anthropology Department collaborate in New York Times article “Why Is Caste Inequality Still Legal in America?”

Steinhardt MCC Visiting Assistant Professor awarded ACLS Fellowship for 2021

Cassius Adair, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Dept of Media, Culture, and Communication has been awarded the American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship for his upcoming book project.

NYU Spotlights Jamie Friedman from the OTD Class of 2023

Learn more about recent OTD graduate and pediatric occupational therapist Jamie Friedman’s ePortfolio, The Handwriting is on the Wall - A comprehensive examination of handwriting development for beginning writers.

NYU Spotlights Shanteria Carr on Behalf of Steinhardt Class of 2021

NYU selected the Department of Occupational Therapy's Shanteria Carr as an exceptional student to highlight among the more than 18,000 graduates in the Class of 2021.

Steinhardt MCC PhD student awarded NSF research grant

Doctoral student at Steinhardt’s Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, Sandeep Mertia, has been awarded a National Science Foundation’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant in the Science & Technology Studies Program.

Brass Alum Joins "Fiddler" Tour

Sophie Monoloff will be joining the national tour of Fiddler on the Roof as the solo Trumpet/Flugelhorn chair.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Watch the Fall 2020 String Studies Recitals

Students perform Beethoven, Bach, Stradella, Ysaÿe, Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Research Alliance Co-Sponsors Forum on Reimagining the Role of Schools in Society

The Research Alliance is co-sponsoring the May 26 “Reimagining the Role of Schools in Society” forum, aimed at challenging the pre-pandemic status quo and identifying ways for schools to "build back better."

Celebrating 15 years of the UIP Journal "Music and the Moving Image"

Ronald Sadoff and Gillian B. Anderson discuss their stewardship of the screen music journal in a University of Illinois Press podcast.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Professor Jennifer Hill Receives NYU's Distinguished Teaching Award

The award is given annually to faculty members who have made a significant contribution to the intellectual life of NYU through their teaching.

MCC 2021 Award Winners

Congratulations to the recipients of this year's school and departmental awards.

Music and Performing Arts Professions Students Perform "Stand for Change"

Members of the Class of 2021 from the department's Vocal Performance and Dance Education programs came together to create a video of the new song for the Steinhardt graduation ceremony.
Areas of Study: The Arts

VUE Student Art Competition

We invite interested students to submit their art to be considered for our Voices in Urban Education (VUE) CR-SE Pt. 2 issue!
Areas of Study: Education

SPENCER FOUNDATION GRANT

NYU Metro Center Wins $1 million Spencer Foundation Grant to Study the Benefits of Parent Organizing for Children
Areas of Study: Education

Maker Partnership Featured in STEM for All Video Showcase

This week, the Maker Partnership project is being featured as part of the Stem for All video showcase highlighting efforts across the country to improve STEM and CS education.

NYSABE 2021 Virtual Annual Conference

This virtual conference, focusing on Fostering Collaborative Instructional Leadership in Bilingual Education: Equity in Action, will be held on May 20-22, 2021. Pre-conference events will take place on May 15-19, 2021.
Areas of Study: Education