Students may not necessarily learn this in the classroom, but their new professors in the M.S. in Publishing: Digital and Print Media program this spring participate in some surprising extracurricular activities. By day, they hold down very serious and senior positions in the publishing industry. But after hours, they do everything from brushing up on their black belt skills to playing in a cover band. And their past lives have some intriguing facts to discover as well, so read on to learn who’s who and what they do (on the job and off)! [Read more…] about Faculty Factoids and Spring Surprises
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At SPI, Lunch Counts, Too!
“It’s all about attitude” said Katie Levine at one of the eighteen Brown Bag Luncheons arranged this year to give NYU’s Summer Publishing Institute students a chance to meet with alumni in small groups. The subject of the lunch was “Twists and Turns: Unexpected Careers after SPI.” The speakers were Katie Levine (class of 2007), now a Communications Specialist at HBO, and Cara Ann Serio (class of 2005), Manager of Corporate Affairs at Ralph Lauren. Each shared stories of their career trajectories, insights into the industry, and the positive impact that their SPI experience had on their professional pathways. [Read more…] about At SPI, Lunch Counts, Too!