News and notes from across NYU's Campuses and Sites
NYU Berlin recently hosted the American Studies Faculty Symposium, gathering faculty from NYU and the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. Supported by the Gallatin School of Individualized Study as well as the provost’s Global Research Initiatives, which provide funding for international events, particularly ones linked to NYU’s global […]
Climate-conscious innovation is happening at each site throughout NYU’s global network. Diverse initiatives reflect NYU’s commitment to creating a greener future, from campus bike shares and community service projects to sustainability-focused courses and LEED-certified facilities. Below, discover how community members at NYU Sydney, NYU Washington, DC, and NYU Accra are contributing to a more sustainable […]
Last spring, NYU students from 12 cities across the world signed into Zoom for Around the Globe, NYU’s first-ever global conversation. NYU In Dialogue and the Student Government Assembly (SGA) partnered to organize this event, bridging the divide between students in different countries—and on different continents—for 45 minutes of connection. “We attend NYU, a 60,000-student […]
Studying away at NYU means having access to highly personalized support systems designed to make the process as seamless as possible. From course offerings that keep students on track academically to a wide range of services available both during the planning stages and following arrival at each global site, students have everything they need for […]
Last fall at NYU Florence, Luca Campigotto, a photographer known for his evocative images of urban landscapes, shared his photographic journey and artistic vision in a conversation with faculty member Alessandra Capodacqua. Students studying away in Florence filled the audience to listen and learn from the insightful discussion titled “Silence and Sound: Visual Echoes in […]
Featuring performances by and interviews of three alumni musicians, the event united students and the music industry to celebrate the program’s fifth anniversary. On November 7, 2024, NYU Los Angeles (NYU LA) held their inaugural Spotlight Musical Showcase at the Preserve in Hollywood in celebration of the global site’s fifth anniversary. The 125 attendees included […]
Artists in residence enrich a university community by bringing new ideas and inspiring new questions, and that’s exactly what the inaugural artists in residence at NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai did this past year in the sites’ programs. NYU has long hosted artists in residence, but a global expansion allows the community to flourish […]
For Professor Rogan Kersh, becoming the academic director of NYU Florence and the vice chancellor for Global Programs is the culmination of a lifelong interest in world cultures—and a full-circle moment in his history with NYU. From 2006 to 2012, Kersh was the associate dean of the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public […]
Professor Brian Hall has always kept a busy schedule. The global health researcher and clinical psychologist began his career providing triage services at a free medical clinic in Ohio, then he took his work to a post-tsunami Japan in 2011. With a dedication to supporting underserved and disadvantaged populations, he’s worked with refugees in Jijiga, […]
Connecting NYU and the public through the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute In 2008—two years before NYU Abu Dhabi welcomed its inaugural class—NYU established a presence in the city to begin building awareness about the type of events and dialogues the local community could expect the institution to host. The NYU Abu Dhabi Institute was a […]