Leaving a Bright Spot: Practicing Therapeutic Arts with Underserved International Populations

Stemming from her own experiences delivering art therapy workshops around the world, Ikuko Acosta, director of NYU Steinhardt’s Graduate Art Therapy program, and clinical associate professor, wanted to offer her students the invaluable experience of practicing art therapy internationally. More than a decade ago, Acosta established a global internship program at Steinhardt to provide “the […]

A Lab for Pedagogical Innovation: Doctoral Masterclasses at NYU Paris

Paris hosted its first-ever master class, math+econ+code Masterclass on Optimal Transport, Choice and Matching Models, delivered by Alfred Galichon, NYU Paris site director, and professor, Department of Economics and Mathematics, Courant Institute, in late June. Interdisciplinary in nature, the five-day course focused on “models of demand, matching models, and optimal transport methods, with various applications […]

NYU Sydney Hosts MLK Scholars

This March, NYU Sydney proudly hosted the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program Travel Colloquium. A group of 30 students from across all undergraduate divisions of NYU were accompanied by staff and faculty as they embarked on an intensive five days of education, discovery and service. This all-University scholars program was initially proposed by NYU’s […]