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Month: November 2019
Jazz and Pop Courses Add New Dimension to Music at NYU Shanghai
Three new jazz and pop music courses have joined NYU Shanghai’s music lineup this year, giving students new avenues to pursue creative expression and engage with Shanghai’s vibrant and global contemporary music scene. The courses in songwriting, jazz performance, and 20th century music history – all taught by new Clinical Assistant Professor of Arts Murray James […]
NYU Abu Dhabi Students Win at World’s Most Comprehensive Student Cybersecurity Games
Two NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) students have won first place in the Hack3D competition as part of CSAW, the world’s most comprehensive student-led cybersecurity competition. Organized by the NYU Center for Cybersecurity, the competition pushed the boundaries of the world’s most accomplished security students with contests that reflect the world’s rapidly changing threat landscape. The cyber […]
NYU Sydney Instructor Featured on Australian Radio
NYU Sydney Instructor Petronella Vaarzon-Morel was recently featured in an Australian radio program. Ms. Vaarzon-Morel talks about her work in the Central Australian town of Willowra, where locals are archiving their ancestral songlines on maps to ensure their survival. When elders in the Central Australian community of Willowra get lost in the bush, they don’t reach […]
NYU Berlin Hosts Workshop on Creating a Career in Music Abroad
On 13 November, NYU Berlin hosted a workshop with composer, vocalist, multi-instrumental electronic musician, and multimedia artist Christina Wheeler. The workshop, GO WEST! OR EAST, SOUTH, OR NORTH! MOVING ABROAD AND CREATING A NEW LIFE AND CAREER IN MUSIC, addressed numerous practical components regarding relocating to a new country, including specific issues for women, non-binary people, […]
Thirty Years of Czech-American Relations: A Conference at NYU Prague
As the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution approaches, NYU Prague took the opportunity to bring together academics, politicians, journalists, diplomats and students to reflect on the friendship between the Czech Republic and America. Gathered in a stunning Baroque Hall that is part of the Dominican Monastery in Prague’s Old Town, speakers were nostalgic, hopeful, […]
Meet a Global Equity Fellow – Oye Olubowale, NYU Paris
Oyetunde “Oye” Olubowale is a junior at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She is pursuing an individualized concentration in Global Marketing, Media, and Propaganda. She is also working towards a Minor in Francophone Studies. Oye owes her exposure to diversity and various cultures to her travels to Switzerland, Kenya, Myanmar, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, and […]
Meet a Global Equity Fellow – Brian Ruiz, NYU Buenos Aires
Brian is a rising junior and HEOP student at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study pursuing a concentration on Prison Abolition. Brian wants to focus on how the Prison Industrial Complex affects marginalized communities and groups of color in New York City. In particular, he is interested in the ways in which he can utilize […]
NYU Madrid Launches MADart Project with Local Artists
NYU Madrid will breathe some new life into the academic space with the launch of the MADart project. The project brings together four local artists – two photographers and two graffiti artists. These artists will, over a month, guide groups of three to five NYU Madrid students in creating pieces of art that will hang on […]