| CAS Graduate Pursuing More Effective Methods of Combating AIDS in Africa “I’ve never lived in a world without AIDS,” says Katherine Otto, who graduates today from the College of Arts and Science with an honors degree in international relations. “It’s treatable and preventable, but it is still ravaging the world and it doesn’t have to be.” |
| Class of 2008 Celebrates NYU’s 176th Commencement Ceremony Today The scenery may bring to mind “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” but graduates will hear the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance” march today as the University celebrates its 176th Commencement ceremony. The nearly 15,000 members of the Class of 2008 join an alumni community of more than 360,000 worldwide. |
| Commencement Is a Moment of Triumph for TSOA’s Dabkoski The movies are full of life-affirming moments. Derek Dabkoski, a student from the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, wants to write and direct films but he never expected he would be the center of one of those moments himself. |
| Dental Graduate Reaches Out to Urban Youth When Marcus Johnson receives his D.D.S. degree today, he will have fulfilled the spirit of the unique scholarship that enabled him to attend the NYU College of Dentistry (NYUCD). |
| Elaine and Kenneth Langone Make Historic $200 Million Gift to NYU Medical Center NYU Medical Center recently announced it will be renamed the NYU Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center, in honor of the chairman of its board of trustees and his wife, whose unrestricted $200 million gift is the largest in the center’s history. |
| Evel Knievel of Dance Blends Physics into Performance Art She has a self-described obsession with “high-impact, high-velocity” sports. She has debated former Congressman Dick Armey on Larry King Live over the merits of public funding for the arts. And she has a fascination with how to best analyze right triangles. |
| Gallatin Graduate Rustom Uses Religion as a Business Model NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study was established to allow students to design interdisciplinary courses of study that unite their divergent interests, and to bring into close relation many traditionally discrete academic disciplines. Mohammad Rustom, who graduates from Gallatin today, is the type of student the school’s creators had in mind over 30 years ago. |
| Gallatin’s Sixth Annual Literacy Review Features Writers from 50 Countries The travails of a food line in the former Soviet Union, Sunday matinees at a movie theater in the Dominican Republic, and a New York City fairy tale, “Little Red Riding in the Hood,” are a sample of the essays that make up the Literacy Review, an annual book of writing by adults in Basic Education, GED, and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) programs throughout New York City. |
| Law School Scholar to Fight for Justice in Alabama Legal System NYU’s motto—“a private university in the public service”—is a charge that the School of Law takes very seriously, especially student Sophia Farber Bernhardt. |
| M.B.A. Graduate Mel Ochoa: A Force for Change Today’s graduate student speaker, Mel Ochoa, is a proven change maker. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, he chose the Stern School of Business’s M.B.A. program because he wanted to be in the “center of the universe” and be a part of the school’s growing social enterprise ventures. |
| Med School’s Levine Works to Build Health Care Bridges Across the Globe While most are fatigued at the end of the 13-hour flight from New York to Ghana, Brian Levine (GSAS ’03 and MED ’08) was full of energy when he arrived in the capital city of Accra last fall. |
| NYU Students Garner Top National Scholarships and Fellowships Once again NYU students have won some of the most distinguished scholarships and fellowships in the nation. While many students are still waiting to hear from ongoing competitions, following are some of NYU’s award recipients so far for the 2007-08 academic year: |
| NYU Unveils New Mural by Renowned Artist Elena Climent Earlier this month, NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Science marked the end of a major renovation of its six-story Languages and Literature Building with a reception and unveiling of its newly commissioned mural, At Home with Their Books, by New York-based Mexican artist Elena Climent, a distinguished painter in the realist tradition whose work has been seen in some of the principal museums and galleries in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. |
| NYU’s Tamiment Library Acquires Herskhowitz Collection Documenting 300 Years of New York City History NYU’s Tamiment Library, an archive devoted to research on labor history and the history of progressive and radical political movements, has acquired the Leo Herskhowitz Library—documenting the social, economic, and labor history of New York City. |
| Social Work Grads Pursue Call To Work With Those in Need Graduating today from the Silver School of Social Work (SSSW) are Kate Barrow and Randy Mason, both of whom will receive master’s of social work degrees. Their paths to this same accomplishment, however, could not have been more different. |
| Steinhardt Professors Win $2.3 Million NIH Grant to Study Child Welfare in South Africa The devastating effects of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa have long been the focus of humanitarian aid organizations, researchers, and policymakers. The country has more adults and children with HIV/AIDS (5.3 million) than any other, and recent estimates say 14.4 percent of children have lost one or both parents to the disease. |
| Steinhardt Senior Sees Interfaith Dialogue as Key to Building Peace For Frank Fredericks, a graduating senior in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the world’s different religious faiths are not an obstacle for peace-building, but a vehicle for positive social action. |
| Steinhardt’s Harrod to Counsel Students on Personal Development When Shawn Tina Harrod, who today earns her M.S. from the Program in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, works with at-risk adolescents and young adults to encourage them to apply to college, she understands the fear many of them face at the application process. |
| Wagner School’s Allison Smith to Continue Dedication to NYU Community Service Allison Smith’s pursuit of a master’s degree at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service has been guided in a sense by the health problems she suffered as a child, when asthma forced her to seek care from specialists throughout the country. |
| Wagner’s Ramdoss Seeks Equality in His Native India Santhosh Ramdoss, who graduates today from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, was raised in rural India, where he was guided by Ghandian principles of simplicity and self-reliance and by his mother, a single parent and social worker. |
| ‘Life Beyond the Square’ Study Reveals Success of 2007 Graduates Santhosh Ramdoss, who graduates today from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, was raised in rural India, where he was guided by Ghandian principles of simplicity and self-reliance and by his mother, a single parent and social worker. |
| First Run Film Winners Announced
The 66th annual First Run Film Festival, which premieres the work of some of the country’s top student films from the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA), recently screened over 105 films, videos, multimedia, and animation projects. Six outstanding student films were singled out for the Kanbar Institute’s top film prizes and over $50,000 in cash awards. |
| Five NYU Professors Chosen to Join Prestigious NAS and AAAS
The 66th annual First Run Film Festival, which premieres the work of some of the country’s top student films from the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA), recently screened over 105 films, videos, multimedia, and animation projects. Six outstanding student films were singled out for the Kanbar Institute’s top film prizes and over $50,000 in cash awards. |
| Gallatin Grad Student Wins Fellowship to Write Biography of Four Blues Queens Thulani Davis, a graduate student in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study and adjunct instructor in the Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing in the Tisch School of the Arts, has won an inaugural Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship to pen a book on four blues queens: Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, Alberta Hunter, and Bessie Smith. |
| GSAS Students Win Award for Work Measuring Support for Black Presidential Candidate Jennifer Heerwig and Brian McCabe, doctoral candidates in the Graduate School of Arts and Science, have received an award from the American Association of Public Opinion Researchers (AAPOR) for their paper exploring a discrepancy in public opinion data—nearly twice as many registered voters claim to support a black presidential candidate as say America is ready for a black president. |
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| NYU Philanthropist Martin Kimmel Dies at 92 Martin Kimmel, trustee of the NYU Medical Center and member of the University’s Sir Harold Acton Society and Bronfman Center Advisory Board, died on April 17 at the age of 92. |
| Three NYU Professors Awarded 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships Three NYU professors have been awarded 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation said in announcing 190 fellowship awards totaling $8.2 million. |
| TSOA Roundup Three NYU professors have been awarded 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation said in announcing 190 fellowship awards totaling $8.2 million. |
| Gift Endows Program to Broaden Diversity in Real Estate Profession The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) recently received a $1 million gift from James and Marjorie Kuhn for its Real Estate Institute (REI)—home to NYU’s graduate and continuing professional education programs in real estate and construction management and related fields—to endow the James and Marjorie Kuhn Program to Foster Diversity. |
| NYU Researchers Release Groundbreaking Study on NYPD Peer Support Programs After a three-year study, NYU’s Center on Violence and Recovery concludes that the New York Police Department has taken a leadership role in the U.S. by developing a police preparedness strategy that includes both prevention and intervention services for meeting the mental health needs of police officers. |
| Steinhardt Economist Sean Corcoran Contributes to Study of Teacher Pay Gap At a time of national debate over ways to improve the performance of America’s schools, a new report reveals a trend that undermines the chances of reaching that goal: a large and growing pay penalty for those who choose to become public school teachers. |
| Hitchcock’s Romantic Irony At a time of national debate over ways to improve the performance of America’s schools, a new report reveals a trend that undermines the chances of reaching that goal: a large and growing pay penalty for those who choose to become public school teachers. |
| Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind At a time of national debate over ways to improve the performance of America’s schools, a new report reveals a trend that undermines the chances of reaching that goal: a large and growing pay penalty for those who choose to become public school teachers. |
| Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversy At a time of national debate over ways to improve the performance of America’s schools, a new report reveals a trend that undermines the chances of reaching that goal: a large and growing pay penalty for those who choose to become public school teachers. |
| Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten 20th Century At a time of national debate over ways to improve the performance of America’s schools, a new report reveals a trend that undermines the chances of reaching that goal: a large and growing pay penalty for those who choose to become public school teachers. |
| The Importance of Being Honest: How Lying, Secrecy, and Hypocrisy Collide with Truth in Law At a time of national debate over ways to improve the performance of America’s schools, a new report reveals a trend that undermines the chances of reaching that goal: a large and growing pay penalty for those who choose to become public school teachers. |
| Five Distinguished Individuals Receive Honorary Degrees During New York University’s 176th Commencement, President John Sexton will present honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals. Following are the citations that will be read during the ceremony: |
| Gallatin Arts Festival Features ‘The Artist in Dialogue’ During New York University’s 176th Commencement, President John Sexton will present honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals. Following are the citations that will be read during the ceremony: |
| NYU Honors Strahan with Rudin Award, Silver with Gallatin Medal During New York University’s 176th Commencement, President John Sexton will present honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals. Following are the citations that will be read during the ceremony: |
| Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Delivers Sani Lecture During New York University’s 176th Commencement, President John Sexton will present honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals. Following are the citations that will be read during the ceremony: |
| Scholars Discuss the Culture of Modern France During New York University’s 176th Commencement, President John Sexton will present honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals. Following are the citations that will be read during the ceremony: |
| U.N. Ambassador Khalilzad Speaks at Wagner During New York University’s 176th Commencement, President John Sexton will present honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals. Following are the citations that will be read during the ceremony: |
| Villa La Pietra Bids Farewell to Uffizi Tapestry During New York University’s 176th Commencement, President John Sexton will present honorary degrees to five distinguished individuals. Following are the citations that will be read during the ceremony: |
| CAS Presents Golden Dozen Teaching Awards Twelve members of the Faculty of Arts and Science were honored as winners of the Golden Dozen awards at the College of Arts and Science’s Baccalaureate Ceremony in Madison Square Garden on May 11. The Golden Dozen awards celebrate those faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and service to undergraduates. |
