Richard Carranza, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education (DOE), was the guest speaker at NYU Steinhardt’s Leadership Lens Series on October 17th. In a conversation with Lisette Nieves, the chancellor answered questions that ranged from information about the songs on his playlist (“mostly Mariachi”), to what he likes to see in a […]
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At NYU Steinhardt, High School Students Experience University Life
Jennifer Cheung, a Bronx Science sophomore, dreaded coming home from school. As she turned her key in the lock, she would take a deep breath to steel herself for what lay ahead. More often than not, her younger brother would be at the kitchen table staring out the window unable to focus on his homework. […]
Prime Minister of Aruba Visits NYU Steinhardt
Mrs. Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister of Aruba, was at NYU’s Washington Square campus on September 26th to discuss the success of the NYU Steinhardt and Instituto Pedagogico Arubano’s urban environmental education initiative. NYU Steinhardt has been hosting groups of pre-service teachers since 2011, offering them a month-long immersion program at NYU as part of their college “perspectiva mundial” […]
American Heart Association: Literacy Can Impact Health
A literacy problem can make it difficult to understand the nature of a chronic condition, keep up with doctor’s appointments, or read a medicine bottle. Studies suggest that literacy may be linked to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Susan B. Neuman, professor of childhood and literacy education, tells the American Heart Association that the most […]
NYU Steinhardt’s New Plays for Young Audiences Presents Three New Works, June 9-10, 16-17, & 23-24
Celebrating its 21st season, New Plays for Young Audiences will stage rehearsed readings of three new plays exploring migration through a magical travelling band, violence in society, and Martin Luther King Jr’s formative years. These staged readings are presented by NYU Steinhardt’s Educational Theatre program at the historic Provincetown Playhouse from June 9-24, 2018 and […]
Study Finds Access to Books and Support from Adults Enhances Children’s Learning
Reading aloud to children has been touted by experts as a key to developing skills early in life that translate into later academic success. In fact, a 2014 position statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics called for parents to read aloud to their infants starting from birth. At the heart of these recommendations is […]
David Kirkland Is Awarded NYU’s Distinguished Teaching Medal
David E. Kirkland, an associate professor of English and urban education, is the recipient of NYU’s 2017-2018 Distinguished Teaching Award. The award is given annual to faculty members who have made a significant contribution to the intellectual life of NYU through their teaching. “David Kirkland is truly a teacher’s teacher. His dynamic educational expertise helps his […]
Steinhardt Alumni Profile: Nasrin Jafari (BA ’17) Returns to NYU with a Cross Sector Education Reform Conference
Last year, Nasrin Jafari (BA ’17) stood on the stage of Radio City Music Hall at Steinhardt’s Baccalaureate Ceremony and delivered a commencement address to her fellow graduates. This year, she is behind the scenes organizing Frontier 2018, a K-12 education conference designed to leverage the expertise of New York City’s education community to lead […]
At Steinhardt’s Faculty First Look, Diversity Scholars Prepare for the Academy
This week, NYU Steinhardt welcomed thirty-two Faculty First Look scholars to Washington Square for two days of workshops on preparing for the job market. Faculty First Look is a year-long program designed to mentor talented scholars of color and others underrepresented in the academy who are completing doctoral work. “First generation faculty of color and […]
Brief by Susan Neuman for International Literacy Association Promotes Best Practices in Early Literacy Education Programs
Early literacy is a major predictor of lifelong success, yet the education field has yet to implement a plan to remove barriers to quality instruction. NYU Steinhardt professor Susan Neuman, has authored a brief for the International Literacy Association on guidelines for early childhood programs that describes what early literacy instruction should look like and […]
