Faculty Newsletter 6th Edition

6th Edition

Don’t miss this semester’s edition of our “Big News from the Small Square.”  Find out about activities related to the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, how NYU Prague hosted the first annual Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition, recent musical accomplishments of our faculty, and articles by our students inspired by the political prisoners’ trip and a conference organized by Salim Murad.
 

We also encourage you to read about what our students think of Prague on their NYU Prague Now! blog and to listen to WALLS- the latest edition of the PragueCast student podcast.


Articles

Thea’s Small Square

Tempis Fugit… Introduction by Thea Favaloro.

Reminiscing about Thirty Years of Czech-American Relations

NYU Prague hosted a conference bringing together academics, politicians, journalists, diplomats and students to reflect on the friendship between the Czech Republic and America.

Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition

NYU Prague professor Kristina Fialová organized a prestigious competition which took place at Richtrův dům over fall break. 

NYU Berlin, NYU Florence, NYU Prague Collaborate on Conference – Never-ending History – How did we get to 2019 from 1989?

A conference in Berlin organized in tandem with two other NYU global sites.

Meet Stephanie Baer

An interview with Stephanie Baer, a professional violist, who is also the Director of Strings and Instrumental Performance at NYU’s Steinhardt School and one of the judges of the Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition. 

New Work Released by NYU Prague Faculty

Find out about new pieces released by three members of our music faculty.

The Czech Republic’s Forgotten Prisoners

NYU Prague student Lachlan Hyatt interviewed former political prisoner Mirek Kopt. 

Roma in Europe: Toward Representation and Recognition Conference

NYU Prague Professor Salim Murad invited students to a conference about Roma in České Budějovice. Read the reflections of Gracie Bradley, one of the students to attend.

On Campus in January

NYU Prague will host students from NYU Abu Dhabi in January for the fourth consecutive year.

Striving Towards Innovations in Teaching

Ted Magder from NYU Steinhardt visits Prague.

Black Soil

Alina Patrick, an NYU Tisch photography major, is preparing an exhibition of photos inspired by the NYU Prague Political Prisoners trip. 

Student Voices

Don’t miss the NYU Prague student podcast the PragueCast and our student blog NYU Prague Now!

Coming Up

Take a look at our many events happening in the upcoming weeks.