It is an exciting time in Washington, D.C. We welcomed four new faculty members to our team in fall 2014. Dr. John Volpe is teaching Corporate Finance and has held executive-level positions in the corporate, trade association, foundation, think-tank, consultancy, and academic arenas. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from New York University, where he was a teaching fellow. He has published extensively, mainly in the area of public policy, and consulted for Departments of State and Labor, U.S. Agency for International Development, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, Stanford Research Institute, International Trade and Investment Center, and the Center for International Private Enterprise. Dr. Charles Herrick is teaching History of Environmental Policy and is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Stratus Consulting. He’s worked with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Sloan Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Health Canada, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has published extensively in multi-disciplinary social science and policy journals. Dr. Herrick holds a PhD in Public Policy from the American University in Washington, DC, an MA in Political Theory from the University of Colorado, and a BA in Political Science from Fort Lewis College. Dr. Bulbul Tiwari teaches Cultural Foundations III and received her PhD from the University of Chicago in South Asian cultural history, and her BA in Literature from Harvard University. As a post-doctoral Humanities fellow at Stanford University she taught courses on media studies, religion and film. In addition to her scholarship, Dr. Tiwari has written and directed plays, made films, designed websites and curated museum exhibits. Dr. Mike Duggan teaches Social Foundations III and received his PhD in American History with a minor in Western Philosophy from Georgetown University. He has worked at the Supreme Court since 1991, and was the Supreme Court Fellow for 2011-2012. He has written on a variety of topics ranging from Critical Rationalism, Foreign Affairs, and the philosophy of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
We welcomed our first cohort of Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies students this fall, and they joined students from NYU NY and NYU Abu Dhabi from our major pathway partners and affiliates. Students were placed in a variety of impressive internships including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ready for Hillary, The Hill Newspaper, Council of Economic Advisers, federal agencies, and Senate and Congressional offices. Fall programming will include visits to the Kennedy Center, Phillips Collection, Ford’s Theater, Washington Nationals baseball game, the Supreme Court, Italian Embassy and Smithsonian museums. Several special events are planned including a conference on Federalism and Contemporary Political Problems in collaboration with the Department of Politics.
We hosted NYU Imam Latif and Rabbi Sarna with Linda Mills as their film Of Many was part of a Presidential multi-faith conference and service. Fellow faith leaders joined them for a roundtable discussion with a focus on strategies for addressing tensions on campuses related to the Middle East conflict.
A variety of visiting student groups will also visit the site this fall, including the Steinhardt Fall Leadership Retreat, Student Senators Council, and Liberal Studies Student Council.