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Meet Jeanna Smialek, Part-time MBA ‘21, New York Times Economics Reporter. 

The NYU Stern Business & Society Program hosted "Exploring the Role of Business in the Biden Administration's Sustainability Agenda" on February 17, 2021.

Excerpt from CNBC-- "The American Recovery Act is currently being debated fiercely inside and outside the halls of Congress and one of the topics which has been under much discussion is the extent to which given that we are now below full employment and we have an output gap, given the numbers that are being debated presently in the American Recovery Act and what the implications would be for the increase in GDP that we would see as a result of these fiscal measures, what do you and your colleagues see in terms of the size of the gap we currently have in the economy at present relative to the increase in GDP that would bring us closer to the full-employment level of output, given the numbers that are being thrown around?"

A sampling of media highlights for the week of February 9, 2021

Excerpt from Financial Times-- "Your application, CV and standardised tests demonstrate your IQ, so the essays, endorsements from recommenders and interview are the chance to showcase your interpersonal strengths, says Lisa Rios, executive director of MBA admissions at NYU Stern School of Business in the US. 'I encourage you to use the application as your storyboard. Show us your authentic self.'"

The NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business will host the Economic Outlook Forum on February 3, 2021.

Excerpt from The New York Times-- “Ms. Daly said Mr. Gamble had made a 'material change' at her Fed. And improving is a priority because, as she puts it, ‘policymaking reflects those around the table.’ Mr. Gamble is now in a predoctoral program at New York University. Mentors who helped him along the way, including Lisa Cook at Michigan State University, Ms. Daly at the Fed and now Peter Blair Henry — a leading Black economist whom he is working with at N.Y.U. — were critical links in the chain that is leading him to a Ph.D. His story suggests that diversifying is a matter of tearing down structural barriers that have long shut out talented people of color and offering support and inclusion once they arrive.”

A sampling of media highlights for the week of February 2, 2021

A key Pillar of the student experience at NYU Stern’s Undergraduate College is Social Impact, the notion that business can be used to create a positive impact. One way students put this Pillar into action is through the production of The Call For Corporate Action: NYU Stern Student Voices, a magazine of essays written by first-year Stern undergrads that addresses issues facing society where businesses are in a unique position to make change. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of The Call. 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "The course is one of four required social impact courses in the undergraduate curriculum at Stern. Stern students are required to take a social impact-focused course each year. Social impact has been baked into the Stern curriculum since 1998 when the school first introduced social impact into undergraduate education. 'It’s the thoughtful spine that runs through the whole undergraduate business education,' Younger says of the required social impact curriculum."
 "[Farm] continued, 'Being an author for The Call gave my ideas a voice. Being an editor for The Call exposed me to issues I had never heard of before and has shown me hundreds of different ways to solve problems. This exercise is incredibly valuable to any business student because solving problems is at the core of what business is. Our authors’ creativity has inspired me to continue searching for ways to improve business’s impact on society well beyond my undergraduate career.'”

With a legacy now two decades strong, experiential learning is synonymous with NYU Stern. In today’s fast-paced business landscape, the foundational skills students gain through Stern’s hands-on courses and projects focused on solving real business challenges in real time with the guidance of its world-renowned faculty are more essential than ever. 

Employers seek students who can embrace change and lead despite ambiguity. Stern’s experiential learning MBA portfolio, what the School calls Stern Solutions, has evolved over 20 years to prepare today’s students to integrate theory and practice into actionable solutions. 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "Because I started last year with a plan, I was able to stay focused on what I wanted and could easily filter for the things that would help me reach those goals and say yes to them. While the coronavirus pandemic made it easy to avoid some of the typical MBA distractions, I was still intentional about learning all I could in class, making a positive impact on the Stern community, and offering coaching as a teaching fellow to other Master’s and MBA students. In the moment, I often felt like I could have done more. But looking back, I’m happy with how my MBA journey has gone and that’s due in no small part to making sure I know what I needed to do to be able to say that I made the most of my time."

A sampling of media highlights for the week of January 26, 2021

In this course, students will look at the range of investment philosophies with the intent of finding not only the core beliefs that animate them, but also the ingredients needed to make them work. Students will look at the historical evidence in support of or working against each philosophy and what they need to bring to the table to succeed with that philosophy. In the process, Professor Aswath Damodaran hopes that students will find an investment philosophy that best fits them, given their individual strengths and weaknesses.

Fintech is divided into six sections focused on key fintech areas: innovation, technology, incumbents vs. startups, valuation, risk, and implications. Each section contains lessons with video lectures, readings, and assessments to facilitate learning. Students will also have the option of attending live video sessions with Professor Kathleen DeRose where additional questions and topics will be addressed.

Excerpt from Clear Admit-- “When I received the final offer from the firm, I realized that my success was not the mere culmination of my efforts, but also the selfless support of my classmates, the sacrifice of my parents and so much more. I felt very humbled. There is no alternative to hard work, but hard work alone is not enough for achieving your goals. Having the right people around you who support you and bring out your best self is critical.”

A sampling of media highlights for the week of January 20, 2021

The NYU Stern Business & Society Program hosted "Polarization, Employee Activism, and a New Era for Organizational Culture" on January 19, 2021.

Excerpt from Executive Courses-- “Stern graduates are also eligible to audit graduate-level elective courses at no cost, once per semester. ‘The alumni response has been very positive since we launched this initiative in fall 2019: more than 600 Stern alumni have requested these educational benefits to date,’ says Amanda Parker, associate dean for development and alumni relations at Stern.”

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- “Help from alumni was a theme last year. At NYU Stern, Beth Briggs, associate dean of career services, said her school kept up its base pay figures while also ensuring that 100% of the Class of 2021 secured summer work by calling on its famously robust alumni network. The school leaned into a rebrand announced in 2019 that included the launch of SternWorks, an initiative that connects MBAs with small businesses and nonprofits that need their help.”

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- “‘NYU Stern International Studies Program (ISP) was a semester-long project where we studied a business and its home country to understand how the business could tailor their operations in a way that would benefit their bottom line,’ one 2018 alumni told us via the alumni survey. ‘During the semester, we took a week-long excursion to Hong Kong to study the culture and the company we chose to better understand how to run a business and tailor recommendations to a company to better attract and serve the community.’”

NYU Stern faculty are available to offer perspectives on the uncertainty of this year’s Super Bowl advertising and marketing trends.

A sampling of media highlights for the week of January 12, 2021

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "Ranking third this year, NYU Stern has consistently moved up our rankings over the past few years, placing sixth in 2019 and fourth last year. NYU finished eighth in admissions standards, fifth in academic experience, and third in employment outcomes. Like other schools towards the top of this year’s rankings, Stern had tough admissions standards, admitting just 12.7% of applicants. Students in the latest fall cohort posted the second-highest average SAT scores at 1,507. Of course, the school also boasted some frothy career outcomes with 96.3% of the Class of 2020 having at least one business-specific internship before graduation and 95.2% with full-time employment within three months of commencement. Average starting salaries hit $80,064, making Stern grads one of just four schools to report a annual paychecks of at least $80,000 along with Wharton, Virginia McIntire, and Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business."

Excerpt from FindMBA-- "NYU Stern School of Business in New York City runs the Entertainment, Media and Technology program for MBA students. Candidates will learn how to manage businesses across the spectrum of the entertainment and media industry. The MBA focuses on both the business and content aspects of the creative sectors, covering marketing, finance, film, television, music, sports and publishing. The Big Apple is home to many leading creative firms and the course was developed with an advisory board of executives from these businesses including Netflix and Apple."