| Alfred Bloom, President of Swarthmore College, To Lead NYU Abu Dhabi NYU recently announced the appointment of Alfred H. Bloom, president of Swarthmore College, as vice chancellor of New York University Abu Dhabi. NYU Abu Dhabi will consist of a highly selective liberal arts college, distinctive graduate programs, and a world center for advanced research and scholarship—all fully integrated with each other and connected to NYU in New York. |
| Bartiromo Interviews GE CEO Immelt for International Stern School Broadcast NYU Trustee Maria Bartiromo (WSC ’89) interviewed General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt in October.. |
| Edward Gersh, Steinhardt Alum and Former Golden Glove Boxer, Gives to Students in Need When Edward Gersh (Steinhardt ’43, ’50) was a student in the 1940s, it was a scholarship that made NYU possible for him. More than 60 years later, Gersh is showing his gratitude by supporting a permanent scholarship to benefit current and future generations of deserving NYU students who need help funding their education. |
| Mercer Street Student Essays Aim to Captivate Readers Mercer Street, an annual publication from the College of Arts and Science’s Expository Writing Program (EWP), features undergraduate essays chosen by lecturers and directors in the program for their mastery of fundamental thinking, writing, and creativity. |
| NYU and Banco Santander Announce New Collaboration on Global Education This fall, 49 NYU undergraduates studying abroad have been named Banco Santander Scholars under an agreement between the University and Banco Santander, one of the world’s leading global banks and a significant contributor to international higher education. |
| Social Work Undergrads Plan ‘Baby’s First Home’ for Homeless Teen Mothers With the assistance of an NYU Reynolds Program/Youth Venture “Be a Changemaker” grant, three undergraduates at the Silver School of Social Work are establishing “Baby’s First Home,” a shelter to improve the lives of homeless teenage mothers and their children. |
| Sylvester Manor Archives, Now Housed at NYU Libraries, Reveal 300-Year-Old History of Northern PlantationSylvester Manor Archives, Now Housed at NYU L In 1651, Shelter Island, NY, located between the north and south forks of Long Island in the Peconic Bay, was purchased as a “provisionary plantation” by Nathaniel Sylvester and his partners, owners of two large sugar plantations in Barbados. |
| Calendar In 1651, Shelter Island, NY, located between the north and south forks of Long Island in the Peconic Bay, was purchased as a “provisionary plantation” by Nathaniel Sylvester and his partners, owners of two large sugar plantations in Barbados. |
| CAS and Polytechnic Institute Establish Thornton Tomasetti Scholarship NYU’s College of Arts and Science (CAS) and Polytechnic Institute of NYU recently announced the new Thornton Tomasetti Scholarship, which will support students with interests in civil engineering, architecture and building design, the building industry, urban planning, and building materials. |
| NYU Journalism Department Renamed the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Science recently re-designated its Department of Journalism as the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, in recognition of Arthur Carter’s long-time support of journalism education at the University. |
| NYU Launches ‘Call to Action’ For Student Aid With Lead Gift This fall marks the launch of NYU’s “Call to Action,” a new initiative to increase support of scholarships and fellowships for students, which comes at a crucial moment in higher education. |
| Trustee Baroness Zerilli-Marimò Endows New Chair in Italian Studies When Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò donated a 19th century Greenwich Village townhouse to NYU in 1988, it launched a period of tremendous growth for the Department of Italian Studies in the College of Arts and Science. |
| Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children’s Literature When Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò donated a 19th century Greenwich Village townhouse to NYU in 1988, it launched a period of tremendous growth for the Department of Italian Studies in the College of Arts and Science. |
| American Jews Examine the Presidential Election The Berman Jewish Policy Archive at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service recently held a forum entitled “American Jews and the Presidential Election.” |
| Celebrating 50 Years of NYU in Madrid NYU celebrated the 50th anniversary of its study abroad site in Madrid with October events in the Spanish capital. Madrid was NYU’s first study abroad site. |
| Examining the Slave Trade and Its Consequences Culture, was among the speakers at “Slave Routes: Resistance, Abolition, and Creative Progress International Symposium,” sponsored by the Institute of African American Affairs at NYU. |
| Experts Discuss Religion and Moral Courage Hope, Not Fear,” was the title of a recent forum on moral courage with Irshad Manji (right), director of the Moral Courage Project (MCP) at the Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Edgar Bronfman, chairman of Hillel’s International Board of Governors. |
| Exploring Greece from Antiquity to the Byzantine This fall, NYU’s Center for Ancient Studies hosted “From Slavery to Freedom: Messene and the Cities of Messenia,” a conference that explored the archaeological record of the ancient Greek region as well as the historical, religious, and cultural contributions of Messene from antiquity to the late Byzantine period. |
| Miró Examines A Miró This fall, NYU’s Center for Ancient Studies hosted “From Slavery to Freedom: Messene and the Cities of Messenia,” a conference that explored the archaeological record of the ancient Greek region as well as the historical, religious, and cultural contributions of Messene from antiquity to the late Byzantine period. |
| Skirball Center Presents New York Premiere of ‘Aurélia’s Oratorio’ NYU’s Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the New York premiere of Aurélia’s Oratorio... |
| Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks Becomes Tisch Visiting Professor The Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA) recently announced that Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has joined the faculty as a visiting arts professor in the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing. |
| Second Avenue Dance Company Winter Concert to Feature Work of Professional and Student Choreographers The Second Avenue Dance Company (SADC) will present its winter concert series featuring previews of one work each by choreographers Ronald K. Brown and William Forsythe in three performances from Dec. 4-6. |
| Tisch Alumni Create Program for New Playwrights When referring to New York City, the common assumption is that if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Behind the Scenes @ Tisch (BtS), a new initiative for alumni of the Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA), plans to put the well-known saying to the test. |
| TSOA’s Sam Pollard Honored With Career Editing Award The International Documentary Association will honor Sam Pollard, professor in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts, with a career award at the Director’s Guild of America on Dec. 5 in Los Angeles. |
| Dan Rather Heads Panel at NYU’s Carter Journalism Institute Former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, New York Times Managing Editor Jill Abramson, and Tom Curley, president of the Associated Press, led a panel discussion, “The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press, and the Future of Journalism,” on Oct. 16, at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. |
| DESPLAN ELECTED TO EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION NYU’s Claude Desplan, a Silver Professor of Biology, has been elected as an associate member of the European Molecular Biology Organization, whose membership includes 48 Nobel Laureates. |
| FILM COMPETITION AIMS TO DISCOURAGE UNDERAGE DRINKING The Responsibility Campaignrecently announced a competition to create 30-second “shorts” to be used as public service announcements to combat underage drinking. |
| GRADUATE ACTING'S JOANNA MERLIN HONORED BY RUSSIAN EMIGRE GROUP IN MOSCOW Joanna Merlin, adjunct teacher in the Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, was honored earlier this month in Moscow by Russians Abroad, an organization founded by the writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn to honor Russian émigrés who have made significant contributions to American scientific and cultural life. |
| McLaughlin and Snider’s Penelope Draws Capacity Crowds to Gallatin’s Labowitz Theatre The Gallatin School of Individualized Study recently hosted Penelope, a workshop production of a new music-theater piece written by playwright and actor Ellen McLaughlin, at left, and composed by Sarah Kirkland Snider, for six performances at its Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts. McLaughlin is best known for originating the role of the Angel in Tony Kushner’s Angels in America and for a series of highly successful translations of Greek tragedies. |
| The NYU Sustainability Report: An ongoing look at NYU’s “greening” progress In honor of America Recycles Day, which took place on Nov. 15, the following is a look at some of NYU’s efforts to reduce, re-use, and recycle. See www. nyu.edu/recycling for more information and to sign a “Recycling Pledge.” |
| TISCH’S 194 RECORDINGS SHOWCASES SIX ARTISTS AT CMJ MUSIC FESTIVAL Last month, 194 Recordings, the new record label in the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at the Tisch School of the Arts, showcased six of its own talented musicians as part of the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon festival. |
| WAGNER’S PAUL LIGHT DELIVERS 2008 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LECTURE Paul C. Light, the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner, recently delivered the 2008 Library of Congress Lecture. |
