Three NYU Faculty Named ‘Top 100 Public Intellectuals’

Three NYU faculty were named to Foreign Policy magazine’s “Top 100 Public Intellectuals” list in its May/June 2008 issue. Those on the list are William Easterly, a professor in the Department of Economics; historian Tony Judt, who directs NYU’s Remarque Institute; and economist Nouriel Roubini, a professor in the Stern School of Business.
    The selection process for the list required that candidates must be living and still active in public life, and must have shown distinction in their particular field as well as an ability to influence wider debate, often far beyond the borders of their own country.
    Others selected include Pope Benedict XVI; chess master and democracy activist Garry Kasparov and General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command. Foreign Policy is published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.