NYU Prague Student Christina Karahisarlidis describes a Night in the Life of Prague’s Homeless

This spring, NYU Prague students got a chance to see Prague from a very different point of view – through the eyes of homeless people. Pragulic – an award-winning nonprofit organization in Prague- employs guides who have lived on the streets to share their experiences with their audience. Since 2012, when the organization was launched, thousands of people have gone on these tours – including NYU Prague student Christina Karahisarlidis, who shares her reflection on the experience.

NYU Buenos Aires Students Read their Work at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair

NYU BA students at book fairA few NYU Buenos Aires creative writing students gave readings at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair last weekend. The students spoke at the U.S. Embassy stand at the book fair. NYU Buenos Airs student Zake Morgan describes the experience.

Inaugural NYU Shanghai President’s Service Awards

John Sexton Jack Zhu Jeff Lehman
The 2014 NYU Shanghai President’s Service Award ceremony was held on Friday, April 5th, 2014. NYU President John Sexton, NYU Shanghai Chancellor Yu Lizhong, and Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman presented three awards; two to student organizations, the More Than Debate Group and the Parliamentary Board; and one to an individual student, Jack Zhu, in recognition of their promotion of learning, leadership, and quality of student life at New York University.

NYU Prague Student’s Photographic Talents Recognized

Roma Prague Invitation
Kieran Kesner, a student at NYU Prague in Spring 2013, had his remarkable photos of the Czech Roma community published by the World Photography Magazine in the January 2014 issue. Kieran’s project was selected for the magazine’s Student Spotlight series. Kieran is returning to Prague for a solo exhibition of his photos which opens on 17 April.

Sharing great world texts with the local community in Buenos Aires

In Fall 2013, an ongoing program from New York was brought to NYU’s global site in Buenos Aires. NYU Gallatin’s Great World Texts program has been running for six years in New York. The program involves NYU students going to New York City public schools as mentors for the younger students as they read an annually selected great work of world literature and develop their own creative expressions in response…