children with residual speech sound disorder treated in the biofeedback speech therapy study led by Tara McAllister, associate professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
NYU Steinhardt's one-of-a-kind integration of education, communication, health, and the arts puts us at the heart of a movement: education for social change.
Our mission is to advance knowledge, creativity, and innovation at the crossroads of culture, education, and human development.
NYU Steinhardt was founded in 1890 as the first school of education at an American university. Its creation was groundbreaking; it allowed female teachers to get a university education at a time when women didn’t yet have the right to vote.
Among the School’s first students were teachers and administrators of all races and ethnicities, who took the ideals of higher education from their classrooms out into New York City’s diverse communities. It was the mission of our founders to give both teachers and students tools for social and economic mobility.
Today, NYU Steinhardt is a diverse, dynamic, uniquely interdisciplinary school devoted to a holistic understanding of people and human development across the lifespan. Here, members of our community study art, music, culture, media and communications, health and wellness, education, and more. Each day, we foster equity by supporting the research, scholarship, and practices that advance the education, health, and well-being of people and communities worldwide.
At its best, education can offer a solution to pressing social problems and enrich the world we live in. We thank you for joining us in this movement and invite you to accompany us as we continue in our mission.
— Jack H. Knott, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean
Social Impact
NYU Steinhardt Hosts NYC Public Schools Students for Neuroinclusive 3D Printing Event
The Making Mentors program pairs autistic college and high school students for peer-based mentorship and support.
NYU PEP, DE-CRUIT Make Advances for Incarcerated Individuals
These NYU Steinhardt initiatives recognize higher learning as a transformative tool for personal growth and social mobility.
Art Therapy Students Expand Their Horizons with Study Abroad in Florence
Graduate students worked with clients including children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities.
Faculty Thought Leadership
OT’s Lisa Raymond-Tolan Receives Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Award
Research explores how filmmaking can benefit development of children within school-based occupational therapy.
How an AI Avatar Will Help Social Work Students Practice Their Counseling Skills
In response to technological advances and professional challenges, NYU Steinhardt’s Jan Plass and Al Olsen joined a team to create a VR counseling experience for social workers in training.
NYU Steinhardt, Global TIES Host Global Education Symposium
The symposium preceded the finals of the International Public Policy Forum high school debate competition, founded and managed by the Brewer Foundation.
Recent Outreach
Students, staff, and faculty from across NYU Steinhardt came together to support the New York City community and beyond.
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NYC mentor teachers recognized at the Steinhardt Office of School and Community Partnerships Teacher Appreciation Day
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caregivers in the Bronx given support for healthy food purchases in Steinhardt Assistant Professor of Nutrition Angela Trude's study of online grocery shopping incentives
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autistic NYC high schoolers paired with autistic college students to create science projects for the NYU Making Mentors showcase at the National Science Foundation’s STEM Day
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high school and middle school classrooms developing student-led research projects with MindHive, a program spearheaded by Associate Professor and Program Director of Educational Communication and Technology Camillia Matuk
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18 local middle school students, alongside NYU Steinhardt and NYU Tisch students, helped create and performed in a devised theatre production, “Sonder: The Dreams We Carry”