| Alumni Constance and Martin Silver Donate $50 Million to University’s School of Social Work In the largest private donation to a school of social work in the United States, Constance and Martin Silver have pledged $50 million to the New York University School of Social Work. |
| Courant Institute, Stern School Launch MBA/MS Finance Degree NYU has launched a dual-degree program designed to give tomorrow’s “quant jocks” both depth in quantitative skills and breadth in management perspective to effectively manage risk, sophisticated trading models, and people in today’s computation-driven financial markets. |
| Dublin Archbishop Delivers Lecture at Glucksman Ireland House In the inaugural lecture for the Irish Institute of New York, Dublin’s Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, at podium, spoke on “New Ireland, New Church” at NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House. |
| First Class of Fellows Selected for NYU’s New Humanities Initiative Created in 2007, the Humanities Initiative at NYU provides the University’s faculty and students a forum for cross-disciplinary discussion and collaboration in the humanities and arts. |
| Howard Gardner Imagines the Future of Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner, who developed the theory of multiple intelligences, delivered the Inaugural Jacob K. Javits Lecture in late October at Rosenthal Pavilion in the Kimmel Center for University Life. |
| NYU to Open Campus in Abu Dhabi Martin Lipton, chair of NYU’s Board of Trustees, President John Sexton, and His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, recently announced that they have reached an agreement to create “NYU Abu Dhabi,” a Middle Eastern campus of the University. |
| Steinhardt Blogs Offer Window Into Student Experience This fall, the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development added a new tool to attract prospective students to its programs: student blogs. |
| Tisch School Asia Honors Chan for Humanitarian Work International film star Jackie Chan was recently awarded a lifetime achievement award for his work as a distinguished actor and humanitarian by NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Asia. |
| Tisch School of the Arts Asia Launches Singapore Campus The Tisch School of the Arts Asia officially opened in Singapore in early October with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception, which included a tour of the new three-acre campus. |
| Trustee Hemmerdinger Becomes Chair of MTA The New York Senate recently confirmed H. Dale Hemmerdinger, WSC’67, to serve as the new chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), with a term expiring in 2012. |
| Zitrins Establish Professorship in Bioethics Arthur Zitrin (GSAS ’41, MED ’45) and Charlotte Marker Zitrin (WSC ’39, MED ’43) have pledged $2 million to NYU to establish the Arthur Zitrin Professorship in Bioethics, which is held by philosophy professor William Ruddick. |
| College of Nursing Dean Terry Fulmer Named to Skidmore College Board of Trustees Terry Fulmer, the Erline Perkins McGriff Professor and dean of the College of Nursing at NYU, was recently appointed as a trustee of Skidmore College. |
| EPA Recognizes NYU for Green Power Purchases NYU received a 2007 Green Power Leadership award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at an Oct. 22 ceremony. The annual awards recognize leading national green power purchasers for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s green power market. |
| Faculty of Arts and Science, Steinhardt Announce ScholarshipProgram To Train More High School Mathematics and Science Teachers In an effort to increase the number of highly qualified science and mathematics teachers in high-needs secondary schools across the U.S., the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development have announced a new scholarship program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). |
| Fryer Fund Honors Memory of Famed NYU Psychologist Psychology research at NYU received a major boost recently when Sarah Fryer Leibowitz (WSC ’64, GSAS ’68) and Martin L. Leibowitz (CIMS ’65, ’69) made a gift endowing the Douglas H. and Katharine Fryer Thesis Fellowship Fund. |
| Robert Leibson Hawkins to Hold First Endowed Professorship in Poverty Studies Robert Leibson Hawkins, assistant professor of social work, has been appointed to the McSilver Professorship in the Study of Poverty, a newly endowed position for junior faculty at the school and the first named professorship for a full-time faculty member there. |
| SCPS Hosts Seminar on Medical Interpreting The Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies co-sponsored an all-day medical interpreting seminar, entitled “Language Access for All: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Practice,” on Oct. 19 in the School of Law’s Lipton Hall. |
| Tisch Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell Becomes Chair of New York State Council on the Arts Mary Schmidt Campbell, dean of the Tisch School of the Arts, was recently confirmed as chair of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) by the New York State Senate. Campbell, who was nominated for the position in June by Governor Eliot Spitzer, will continue to serve as dean of the Tisch School. |
| Tisch Holds Next Reel International Film Festival in Singapore The 2007 Next Reel International Film Festival, featuring young filmmakers from around the world, was held in Singapore in conjunction with the official opening celebration last month of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia. |
| $5 Million Gift from Zegar Family Foundation to Support Genomics and Systems Biology NYU faculty, researchers, and students studying in the rapidly evolving field of genomics and systems biology received a major boost this month when the Zegar Family Foundation pledged $5 million in support of the ongoing research needs of the Center for Genomics and Systems Biology. |
| NYU Offers New Winter Session Courses Many students want to explore areas of study outside their major, but don’t have time because of full fall and spring course loads. |
| Support the 25th Anniversary of the NYU Community Fund In 1982, members of the faculty, administrative, and clerical staff founded the NYU Community Fund as a way to assist organizations serving the communities surrounding the University’s campuses. |
| Cyprus President Celebrates New Professorship at NYU His Excellency Tassos Papadopoulos, right, president of Cyprus, was among those who addressed the audience at a lecture in Eisner and Lubin Auditorium celebrating the establishment of the Cyprus Distinguished Professorship in the History of Theory and Justice at NYU. |
| Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Participates in NYU’s Latin Voices Series Vicente Fox, former president of México, participated in a recent event for NYU’s “Voices of Latin American Leaders,” a series of in-depth discussions with prominent Latin Americans. |
| Hip Hop Mogul Russell Simmons Tackles Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons, far right, moderated an Oct. 22 panel on Muslim-Jewish relations |
| New Argentine President Remembers Country’s ‘Dirty War This fall’s Emilio Mignone Lecture on Transitional Justice at NYU’s School of Law featured Argentine Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was elected president of Argentina in October, and Judge Baltasar Garzón of the Spanish High Criminal Court. |
| New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer Holds Press Conference at Law School n an event sponsored by the Center on Law and Security at NYU’s School of Law, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer recently announced the endorsement from Richard Clarke, former counterterrorism official in the Bush and Clinton administrations... |
| ‘Path to Good Health’ is Theme of Free Screenings at Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing NYU’s Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing recently partnered with ABC-7 and Colgate to offer free general and oral health screenings. |
| New Web Site Helps Faculty Navigate NYU and NYC The Office of the Provost recently launched a Web site that will help faculty members navigate all the services that NYU makes available to them. |
