NYU Faculty Advice to New Students

Read widely. Take walks. Be selfish? For the start of the school year, we asked NYU professors to reveal what they wish someone had told them when they were starting college...

Featured faculty, in order of appearance:

Yvonne Latty
Faculty of Arts & Science

Nasir Memon
Polytechnic School of Engineering

Lara Mahal
Faculty of Arts & Science

Wayne McDonnell
School of Professional Studies

Stephen Duncombe
Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Nikhil Gupta
Polytechnic School of Engineering

Anna Harvey
Faculty of Arts & Science

Kristie Koenig
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Lawrence White
Stern School of Business

Todd Disotell
Faculty of Arts & Science

Mary Lambert
Tisch School of the Arts