Global Programs
OFFICES/SERVICES SPOTLIGHT
NYU School of Medicine - Office of Diversity Affairs
Within the NYU School of Medicine, the office is dedicated to promoting programs that identify and nurture diverse talent, and also promotes cultural competency in health care. Mekbib Gemeda, Assistant Dean for Diversity Affairs and Community Health.
Hagop Kevorkian Center
The entrance hall of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, built in 1972, contains a reconstruction of the interior of the 1797 home of a Syrian merchant family, which served at one time as the British consulate in Damascus.
The Office of Global Programs develops and supports international academic initiatives in New York and abroad for the benefit of faculty research and undergraduate and graduate education. The office advises and oversees centers and institutes at Washington Square with an international focus, and manages the academic and administrative operations of NYU's Global Sites in Accra, Buenos Aires, Florence, London, Prague and Shanghai.
Housed within the Office of the Provost, Global Programs is committed to increasing opportunities for faculty research and teaching at the Global Sites, expanding study abroad opportunities and participation rates among students at all degree levels, promoting geographic, cultural and academic diversity by identifying and developing new international programs, and providing support to faculty for scholarly collaborations, conferences, colloquiums and artistic endeavors abroad. The office also actively encourages and sponsors cross-school and global collaborations among NYU departments and scholars.
The Office of Global Programs
c/o Vice Provost for Globalization and Multicultural Affairs
New York University
Office of the Provost
70 Washington Square South, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Website: Office of Global Programs
Email: global.programs@nyu.edu