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In February, the first participants of the new C-Suite Pathway Program, offered jointly by IESE Business School and NYU Stern Executive Education, arrived on Stern’s campus in NYC as part of the five-month executive education program, which kicked off in December.

On Thursday, March 28, 2024, the Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance and the Fashion & Luxury MBA program hosted NYU Stern’s inaugural forum on destination urban retail strategy and real estate, titled “Reimagining Retail.”

Excerpt from Financial Times -- "Robert Seamans, professor of Management and Organisations at NYU Stern School of Business, expects he and his peers will be helped to become better at what they already do by AI tools such as ChatGPT, rather than having their roles taken over."

"They will certainly be 'faster, and I hope it means that’s better,' explains Seamans — and he is well placed to judge, having co-authored research into the professions most vulnerable to the rapid growth of AI."
 

A sampling of media highlights for the week of March 26, 2024

Excerpt from Find MBA -- “'Our location in New York City, an international hub, continues to prove advantageous for program graduates. The majority of our MBA students accept roles in the tristate area,' says Thomaï Serdari, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business."

How can we let go of being a "good" person — and instead focus on acknowledging mistakes to continue growing? NYU Stern Professor Dolly Chugh, using her background as a social psychologist, focuses her research on how to become what she coined “good-ish.”

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "After considering a few different programs, I became completely enamored by NYU Stern’s Entertainment specialization and the connection that NYU has to the broader film and entertainment industry. Because I was making such a big pivot, I knew I needed to attend an MBA program where I could garner as much knowledge and requisite skills related specifically to the entertainment industry as possible. Between the entertainment-specific classes, entertainment professional club, alumni network, and experiential learning opportunities like attending the Cannes Film Festival, I knew Stern was the perfect fit for me."

A sampling of media highlights for the week of March 20, 2024

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — "The biggest lesson I learned is the importance of taking time to get to know the people around you. Whether it be in a class, an internship, or an extracurricular activity, people are at the core of everything you do in business. Getting to know your peers rewards you with lifelong friends and the ability to work more smoothly in a team. At the same time, I learned the importance of surrounding myself with people who consistently challenge me and make me think."
 

Excerpt from Business Insider -- "He said the skill set and experience of the employee using the AI is what really matters, not how people are simply prompting the model. For Grennan, the main way to improve AI-generated content is to learn how to talk to it like a human, which means getting over the mental block of chatting with a machine."

This January, Class of 2024 students in NYU Stern’s one-year Andre Koo Technology & Entrepreneurship MBA Program traveled to Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Los Angeles as part of an intensive three-credit course designed to immerse students in the West Coast tech ecosystem.

The NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business Annual Practice Forum is a highly anticipated industry event convening investor and corporate sustainability leaders for an exchange of the latest research and insights on sustainability in practice. Through a curated program of new research findings, panel discussions on the implementation of strategies, frank conversations with executives on how to tackle the challenges, and interactive sessions to apply learnings, participants walk away with practical tools and frameworks to unlock financial value through embedded sustainability.

This January, Class of 2024 students in NYU Stern’s one-year Fashion & Luxury MBA Program traveled to Florence, Italy as part of an intensive three-credit course designed to immerse students in one of the hubs of the European fashion and luxury industry.

A sampling of media highlights for the week of March 12, 2024

Excerpt from U.S. News and World Report -- "'Letters of recommendation are an opportunity to add an external perspective to your application and to help bring your story to life from the point of view of someone who knows you well,' Lindsay Loyd, executive director of MBA admissions at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, wrote in an email. 'Put yourself in the best position for success by being thoughtful about who you ask and by approaching them early.'"

On March 8, the SABAS Conference 2024 brought together a diverse group of speakers from various industries to share their stories and insights.

On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance hosted its 2nd Annual Symposium on Innovation and Sustainable Real Estate, in partnership with the NYU Office of Sustainability and the NYU Stern Climate Finance Initiative.

A sampling of media highlights for the week of March 5, 2024

NYU Stern Professor Aswath Damodaran is the Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education.
Dubbed “The Dean of Valuation” by the media, his insights frequently drive headlines.

Excerpt from Financial Advisor — "The program, which was developed in collaboration with NYU Stern Executive Education, will offer management and leadership training. The program will be held in April and the deadline for registering is March 22. It consists of an online graduate-level curriculum, workshops at leading industry firms and an in-person residency at the NYU Stern School of Business in New York City, the institute said."

On March 1, 2024, the Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation hosted the 2024 NYU Stern Fintech Conference titled "Living Large: The Latest on AI in Finance."

A sampling of media highlights for the week of February 28, 2024

Excerpt from BusinessBecause — "'Take advantage of opportunities in school to build and practice universally desired skills such as communication, critical thinking, and relationship development,' says Genevieve Kenny Boron, director, career coaching, at NYU Stern School of Business."
 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — "Incoming students at New York University’s Stern School of Business (ranked No. 9 overall) had the highest average SAT score at 1545 with 42% of students reporting. That score is three points higher than the average NYU Stern students posted last year, which was also our ranking high."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "With this mindset, I came to Stern and Wagner for a dual MBA/MPA and soon discovered the relatively nascent field of Social Impact Investing, which is founded on the premise that businesses can and should design products and services that create environmental, social and financial returns. NIIF has been a fantastic opportunity to learn about impact funds, network with professionals in the field, and gain the experience of working on a deal."