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New Report: Monitoring Educational Equity

The report proposes a new framework for measuring and monitoring equity in the nation’s K-12 education system.

From Apple to Zucchini: An Interview with Victoria Stein Feltman (MS ’10) and Natalya Murakhver (MA ’07)

Read a Q&A with two Nutrition and Food Studies alums who created their own healthy food consultancy based on lessons learned during their time in the department.
Areas of Study: Health

The Class of 2023 is Reading 'Educated' by Tara Westover

'Educated: A Memoir' by Tara Westover is this year's required reading for all NYU students. Chosen by the university for NYU Reads, the memoir will also be discussed in Steinhardt's New Student Seminar, a course where students explore their role in the university community.

International Conference on Nourishment, Culture, Meaning

NYU Steinhardt Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Professor Amy Bentley and University of Turin Visiting Research Scholar Simona Stano discuss the new conference they are directing called Food for Thought: Nourishment, Culture, Meaning.

Radha Hegde Recognized for Advancement of Feminist Scholarship

Professor Radha Hegde received the 2019 Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship at the International Communication Association conference in Washington, DC.

PT Faculty Recognized for Research and Teaching Excellence

We're thrilled to congratulate two of our faculty members, Assistant Professor Ericka Merriwether and Clinical Assistant Professor Kevin Weaver, on their recent awards from the school.
Areas of Study: Health

What We Know (And Don’t Know) about Stuttering: An Interview with Dr. Eric S. Jackson

We sat down with Dr. Eric S. Jackson to discuss his latest research on stuttering – including two recently published papers on the subject and a new grant.
Areas of Study: Health

Fifty Years Later, a Former Doctoral Student Gets Her Hood

Back in 1969, a time when typing a dissertation was more traumatic than writing one, Norma Tarrow (PhD ’69) missed her hooding ceremony.
Areas of Study: Education

At Weber Shandwick, NYU Students Celebrate Capstone Projects

The PR Agency, Weber Shandwick, celebrated four Media, Culture, and Communication graduates at its New York City global office.
Areas of Study: Media Studies

Professors Lawrence Ferrara and Paul Geluso Serve as Musicologists in Copyright Case

On behalf of the defendants Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, testimony by forensic musicologist Lawrence Ferrara, in tandem with that of acoustic musicologist Professor Paul Geluso, paved the way to a "motion for summary judgement" being granted by US District Court Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans.

Research Alliance Co-Sponsors "Data & Ethics" Event

The event will explore critical ethical questions and data challenges as they relate to education, criminal justice, and interdisciplinary research.

Recap of "Pursuing Equity in NYC Schools: Progress, Challenges and the Road Ahead"

The presentation highlighted steady improvement during the last two decades across a number of key student outcomes.

Student Spotlight: Future SLP Supports Son’s Paralympic Dreams

Jayna moved across the country to help her son turn his Paralympic table tennis dreams into reality — all while working toward her master’s in speech-language pathology.
Areas of Study: Health

NYU Percussion Ensemble and Thomas Kozumplik Release "Child of the Earth"

Percussion Studies program director Jonathan Haas, the NYU Percussion Ensemble, and composer/percussionist Thomas Kozumplik have collaborated on the album Child of the Earth, released on the Music Starts from Silence label.

Faces of Food Safety: Joseph Ndungu (MA ’12)

Department alum Joseph Ndungu was selected from approximately 10,000 US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service employees to be honored with a feature in the agency’s monthly newsletter.

Areas of Study: Health

Global Perspectives: OT Students Study Rehab in Israel

Associate Professors Yael Goverover and Jerry Voelbel traveled to Israel with students to participate in a course entitled “Disability in a Global Context.”
Areas of Study: Health

NYU Metro Center's Deputy Director Participates in Robust Equity Evening

Metro's Center for Community Organizing and Engagement (COE) Director Richard Gray, recently participated in an evening dedicated to social justice and equity featuring the writings of of James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates.

NYU Metro Center Hosts CRC Scorecard Event with NYC DOE

Recently, Metro's Education Justice Research and Organizing Collaborative partnered with New York City Coalition for Educational Justice & the NYC Department of Education to use the Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard

NYU Metro Center Hosts CRC Scorecard Event with NYC DOE

Recently, Metro's Education Justice Research and Organizing Collaborative partnered with New York City Coalition for Educational Justice & the NYC Department of Education to use the Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard

“Coffee is Crucial”: An Interview with Jordan Cohen (BS ’11), The New York Times

Jordan Cohen (BS ’11) serves as Executive Director of Communications at The New York Times.
Areas of Study: Media Studies