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NYU Steinhardt News

NYU Steinhardt Administrator Amy Fair Makes an Impact on Education Policy

Fair serves on New York City’s Panel for Educational Policy while working at NYU Steinhardt.

NYU Metro Center’s 2026 Equity Now Conference Issues Call for Proposals

The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools is proud to announce that the Call for Submissions for the 2026 Equity Now Conference is officially open. The window for conference submissions proposals will close on Wednesday, November 26th, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

SHARE-CSD Welcomes Third Cohort of Diverse Students for Summer Research

This summer, the third cohort of 12 students from around the country participated in the Summer Health Academic Research Experience in Communicative Sciences and Disorders (SHARE-CSD).

Musician Miguel Is NYU Steinhardt’s Scholar-in-Residence for 2025-26

The multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning artist will host events that explore creativity, artistic control, and commerce throughout the academic year.

Cool Course: Introduction to Galleries and Museums of NYC

The popular class offered by NYU Steinhardt encourages students to explore one of the visual art capitals of the world.

Tina Kim: the Role of the Art Dealer

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

Learning from NYC’s Expansive CS4All Initiative

Between 2016 and 2024, the Research Alliance conducted an in-depth evaluation of New York City’s Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative. The study highlighted both successes and challenges, providing crucial information that district leaders used to refine the initiative over time. Read more.

Text Message Reminders for Court Appearances Reduce Warrants and Pretrial Incarceration

Research from Assistant Professor of Computational Social Science Alex Chohlas-Wood suggests that defendants may forget or misunderstand upcoming court dates, and can substantially benefit from low-cost text message reminders.

Weaving Stronger Networks of Support

On June 26th, 2025, the Research Alliance convened a diverse group of educators, scholars, City and district leaders and nonprofit partners to discuss strategies for collaborating more effectively on behalf of NYC youth. The event highlighted two initiatives, Every Child and Family is Known and CUNY CARES, and surfaced important challenges, opportunities, and new directions for both policy and research.

MARL Showcases Groundbreaking Research

Members of NYU Steinhardt’s Music and Audio Research Laboratory (MARL) made a major impact at the International Society for Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) Conference in Daejeon, Korea—the leading global gathering for music technology, machine listening, and music information retrieval.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Journeyism: New Release Championing Underrepresented Voices

The recording features four world-premiere compositions by two leading Black American composers: percussionist Timothy Kennedy Adams Jr. and Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and NYU Jazz adjunct faculty member Lenny White.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Dancing Dreams and NYU PT at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week 2025

NYU Physical Therapy presented a panel and performance at the United Nations General Assembly Healing Arts Week Research Symposium.

A Conversation with Prof. Jorge Cuartas

Prof. Jorge Cuartas shares his journey from growing up in Colombia to becoming a scholar of child development, resilience, and social justice. He reflects on how personal experience and mentorship shaped his path, why climate change must be understood as a developmental challenge, and what it takes to bridge research with policy.

University Professor Carol Gilligan Awarded 2025 Kyoto Prize

A University Professor and professor of humanities and applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt, Carol Gilligan’s body of work on women and girls “established a new academic foundation to address global issues related to care.”

Sony Audio Institute Launches Scholarships for Graduate Students

Master’s and advanced certificate students in NYU Steinhardt’s Music Business and Music Technology programs are eligible.

Agnieszka Roginska Elected Audio Engineering Society (AES) Director

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) Board of Governors has elected Agnieszka Roginska, Professor of Music Technology at NYU Steinhardt, to serve as AES Director beginning January 1, 2026.
Areas of Study: The Arts

Griselle Baret (MA ’11) on Elevating Voices in the NYU Latinx Alumni Network and Beyond

A founding member of the NYU Latinx Alumni Network (LAN), the Educational Leadership, Politics, and Advocacy alum has been involved in creating spaces for connection, celebration, and dialogue within the alumni community.

Pregnancy-Related Anxiety and Depression Worsened by Lack of Screenings and Inadequate Support

A national study, authored by Professor of Education Erin O'Connor, reveals gaps in healthcare screenings and follow-ups, lack of family networks, and insufficient paid leave.

Five NYU Steinhardt Alumni Win 2025 Emmy Awards

At the 77th annual Emmy Awards on September 14, NYU Steinhardt alumni won Outstanding Talk Series, Outstanding Variety Special (Live), and more.

In an Age of Screens, Art Therapy Researchers Seek to Prove Hands-On Creativity Is Essential for Well-Being

NYU Steinhardt Clinical Associate Professor of Art Therapy Marygrace Berberian and colleagues joined an international community of experts to present empirical evidence at the UNGA Healing Arts Week Research Symposium.