The Gallatin Global Newsletter – News, Profiles, and Reflections from Gallatin's Global Programs

New Collaborations with the College of Integrative Studies at Singapore Management University

November 26, 2024Tiffany Golding

By Mehmet Darakçıoğlu After an inspiring visit by NYU Gallatin faculty to the College of Integrative Studies (CIS) at Singapore Management University (SMU) in February 2024, the Gallatin Office of Global Programs is thrilled to announce exciting new collaborations with CIS. Founded in 2022 and influenced by Gallatin’s individualized education model, CIS shares our passion … Continue reading New Collaborations with the College of Integrative Studies at Singapore Management University

Gallatin Abroad Spotlight – Reflections from “Buenos Aires: Great World Texts”

November 26, 2024Tiffany Golding

By Yulianna Acuña Yulianna Acuña is a CAS Junior studying International Relations and Spanish, with a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She studied abroad at NYU Buenos Aires during the Spring 2024 semester, taking the 2-credit Gallatin course titled “Buenos Aires: Great World Texts,” led by Professor Julia Tomasini. As an NYU CAS … Continue reading Gallatin Abroad Spotlight – Reflections from “Buenos Aires: Great World Texts”

Taki Global Visiting Professor: An Interview with Renny Thomas

November 26, 2024Tiffany Golding

By Sheen Atwa Renny Thomas will join the NYU Gallatin community as the Taki Visiting Global Professor for the Spring 2025 semester. Hailing from India, Professor Thomas is a sociologist, social anthropologist, and author with expertise in science and technology studies (STS) and the anthropology of religion. He has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork in scientific … Continue reading Taki Global Visiting Professor: An Interview with Renny Thomas

Gallatin Global Faculty Symposium at NYU Prague

April 25, 2024Tiffany Golding

By Mehmet Darakçıoğlu This year we have convened the ninth iteration of the Gallatin Global Faculty Symposium at NYU Prague on March 18-20, 2024. An annual event brings faculty from Gallatin and NYU’s global academic centers to exchange ideas and foster research and curricular collaborations. This year’s symposium theme was Memory, History, and Place. Ali … Continue reading Gallatin Global Faculty Symposium at NYU Prague

On the Edge of the Disaster: Droughts, Dictators, Disappearances, and the Calming Influence of Volcanoes

April 25, 2024Tiffany Golding

By Karen Holmberg Deadly wildfires broke out in Valparaíso, Chile on February 2, 2024. Like all disasters, they were a hybrid admix of natural and cultural factors. Drought, a heat wave, high wind, flammable housing construction, narrow streets that prevent fire truck access, and arson combined to char at least 290 square kilometers of land, … Continue reading On the Edge of the Disaster: Droughts, Dictators, Disappearances, and the Calming Influence of Volcanoes

My Gallatin Story: An Interview with Libby Bass, Gallatin Global Fashion Program Alumni

April 25, 2024Tiffany Golding

By Daniela Aizencang Libby Bass is senior (class of 2024) at NYU Gallatin with a concentration: Fashion in One’s Identity: The Intersection Between Business, Theater, and Fashion. As part of her fall 2022 semester at NYU London she enrolled in the Gallatin Global Fashion Program which covers topics such as the historical evolution of standards … Continue reading My Gallatin Story: An Interview with Libby Bass, Gallatin Global Fashion Program Alumni

Teaching Korean Culture Through Cuisine

April 25, 2024Tiffany Golding

By Duncan Yoon This Albert Gallatin Scholars trip took one of the most salient aspects of any culture — cuisine — and used it as a point of departure to explore social and historical contexts. The emergence of Korean culture on the global scene in the past few years lent the trip a contemporary relevance … Continue reading Teaching Korean Culture Through Cuisine

An Interview with NYU Gallatin Student Arieana Pirbkash

November 27, 2023Tiffany Golding

By Namirah Zihniah Arieana Pirbaksh is a senior at NYU Gallatin concentrating on post-colonial studies within the Caribbean diaspora. She is also an MPH candidate, pursuing the 4+1 BA/MPH program in Public Health Policy & Management. As a part of her Summer Travel Course with Gallatin Global Programs, she visited Dublin, Ireland, for The Black … Continue reading An Interview with NYU Gallatin Student Arieana Pirbkash

Navigating the Black and Green Atlantic in an Age of Racial Reckoning

November 27, 2023Tiffany Golding

By Kim DaCosta In July 2023, I traveled to Dublin with a group of students enrolled in my course, The Black and Green Atlantic, as part of NYU Gallatin’s Study Abroad program. The course explores the longstanding and complex relationship between the Irish and African diasporas. People of Irish and African descent have lived in … Continue reading Navigating the Black and Green Atlantic in an Age of Racial Reckoning

My Gallatin Story: An Interview with 2023 Global Human Rights Fellow Santana Kavanaugh

November 27, 2023Tiffany Golding

By Daniela Aizencang Santana Kavanaugh is a junior at NYU studying for a dual degree: a B. A from Gallatin in Critical Race Theory, Human Rights and Minority Studies, and a Masters in Public Administration from the Wagner School of Public Service. As part of the 2022-2023 cohort of the Gallatin Global Fellowship in Human … Continue reading My Gallatin Story: An Interview with 2023 Global Human Rights Fellow Santana Kavanaugh