autistic NYC Public School high schoolers hosted by Steinhardt’s Making Mentors program for a hands-on learning experience focused on 3D printing
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.
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.
Afrofuturist Production Brings Youth Voices, Grief, and Imagination to the Stage
“THE WIZZIE: A Journey of Grief, Growth + Glitter” was a devised therapeutic theatre piece created by NYU Steinhardt graduate students and NYC high schoolers.
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.
Faculty Thought Leadership
Super Sonics: How BirdVox Tracks Migration with Sound
Steinhardt Professor and sound computing scientist Juan Pablo Bello uses AI to listen in on and track the migratory patterns of birds, the cacophony of New York City, and more.
Drama Therapy Professor Celebrates Surge in Arts-and-Health Research with a Major Publication—and Performance by Jon Batiste
The renowned musician joins professor and advocate Nisha Sajnani’s September conference, timed for the United Nations Healing Arts Week and a new medical journal series.
Many New Moms Suffer from Anxiety and Depression. What About Their Partners?
NYU Steinhardt Professor Erin O’Connor’s new research finds mental health screening lacking for parents who have given birth—and nonexistent for other caregivers, who also struggle.
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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three- and four-year-olds analyzed as part of a study on how extreme temperatures impact children’s development, authored by Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology Jorge Cuartas
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pounds of volcanic rock spread over a soil bed at the Steinhardt Urban Farm Lab for carbon sequestration
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benches restored in Tompkins Square Park by administrators and staff during the inaugural Steinhardt Spring Service Initiative
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NYC high school students in "THE WIZZIE," an original therapeutic theatre production created through the Drama Therapy program's Collideoscope Repertory Theatre Company
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items collected by the Steinhardt Office of Community and Culture for an MLK Week food and clothing drive