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Excerpt from Poets & Quants--  "Before joining NYU Stern, Lance Banks launched a San Francisco comedy festival, Clusterfest, which attracted performers like Tiffany Haddish and Julio Torres."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants--  "NYU, as a wider university, houses some of the most artistic and creative collectives in the world. I believe this “poet DNA” organically embeds itself into NYU Stern’s more quant, data-driven curriculum. Many aspects of business today tend to be mundane or outdated and require the type of creativity or out-of-the-box thinking that Stern provides its students to foster innovation. As I began to explore different MBA programs, I was keen on finding a school that challenges the status quo. Stern’s belief to embrace change, if not create it, immediately resonated with me."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "Stern’s Executive MBA: Washington, DC program offered at NYU’s DC location provided me with the opportunity to learn from top professors from the institution and earn the same MBA degree without having to travel to New York City. The way the program is structured (meets one weekend a month), I was able to maintain a work life balance and allot time throughout the month to work on class projects and assignments."

Excerpt from Accepted.com-- "So the two-year, full-time MBA program is really geared towards helping folks make a transition in their career and helping elevate them to that next phase of their professional life. For some folks it’s a career pivot, and then for others, it’s folks that are looking to build out a skill set so that they can continue to move up the proverbial ladder, as I’m sure you’ve seen as you’re connecting with prospective students.
 
The thing that I love about Stern is the experiential components of the program: the fact that the students have the opportunity to put into action what they’re learning in the classroom with real problems and providing solutions for real organizations. You’ll see this through our experiential learning suite of options. I know you spoke with us last year when we launched our Change:Studio which has a number of opportunities for students to put some solutions into practice for real organizations."

Excerpt from Find MBA--  “Business schools are tasked with equipping the next generation of leaders with the skills they need to run thriving, innovative businesses that deliver value to society,” says NYU Stern professor Michael Posner, director of Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights. “This will require that human rights considerations are integrated into every aspect of business education.”

Excerpt from BusinessBecause-- “‘As a growth-oriented, dynamic sector, technology is a great fit for MBA students,’ says Beth Briggs, associate dean of career services at NYU Stern Business School.

‘The need for change agents who understand the intersection of business and technology has been rapidly on the rise,’ she adds.

In 2018, NYU Stern launched the Andre Koo Tech MBA, an entirely specialist tech program. It aims at preparing students to be equipped to utilise technology in business, from big data to emerging technologies.”

Excerpt from Poets & Quants--  "'At Stern, we have many professors who are intellectually stimulating, care for their students, and love teaching. My favorite professor would have to be Ian D’Souza. I took his New Venture Financing class in the fall on Thursday evenings. He brought so much energy to the three-hour class and created a very engaging environment with lots of student participation. He’s extremely knowledgeable and approachable. He scheduled insightful one-on-one mid-term feedback sessions with each of his 45 students to ensure we understood the material. He also used the time to casually chat and ask if there is anything he could assist with. I enjoyed his class so much that I enrolled in his Digital Currency and Blockchains course this semester.'
Melanie Gonzalez, New York University (Stern)"

Today, New York University’s Stern School of Business received a $50 million gift from alumnus Leonard N. Stern (BS ’57, MBA ’59) for undergraduate scholarships in the Stern School, enabling a significant expansion of the School’s Breakthrough Scholars Leadership Program. This gift comes on the heels of another $50 million gift also directed towards undergraduate scholarships earlier this month from NYU Stern alumnus and Chair of the NYU Board of Trustees William R. Berkley (BS ’66) and his wife Marjorie.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- " At New York University’s Stern School, Dimitri Pun is following in Bezos’ footsteps. A former student council president and winner of NYU’s Design Thinking Competition, Pun recently joined Twitter as an associate product manager. For him, the biggest lesson he carries into the tech sector is the importance of asking questions."
 
"'The Public Sector Plays An Integral Part In Business: 'As part of the Business and Political Economy program, I’ve learned that “institutions matter.” Businesses interact with and rely on a complex network of governmental and cultural institutions in order to succeed. I didn’t truly grasp this concept until I spent a year studying abroad in London and Shanghai, where I was able to witness first-hand how the success of businesses depends greatly on the political structures, cultural norms, and laws and regulations present in a given market (e.g. Brexit!). The private and public sectors are much more intertwined than I ever imagined, and studying business internationally helped me gain a holistic and cross-cultural understanding of why institutions matter in the corporate world.'

Jessica Wang, New York University (Stern)"

Excerpt from Clear Admit-- "I had a general storyline in mind when I approached Stern’s Leadership Accelerator. I wanted to make it as realistic as possible in terms of the management dynamics students would encounter post-MBA and the types of personalities students would work with. We decided to center the experience around a product launch, a green juice called the Green Meanie, given that students will likely encounter a launch in some form in their career."

Excerpt from Executive Courses-- "NYU Stern School of Business has the Inclusive Leadership: Addressing Unconscious Bias to Build Stronger, Diverse Teams program, which is designed to help address inequalities in the workplace and give participants the skills to become more impactful leaders. They focus on working across diverse organizations and how to foster diversity and inclusion through self-reflective exercises, interactive sessions and group work."

Excerpt from Find MBA-- "NYU Stern offers a variety of MBA scholarships to admitted students, with about 25 percent of the cohort receiving a merit-based scholarship. The majority of these awards cover the full fees or half of tuition. Beyond scholarships, students can receive up some tuition remission by working as a Teaching Fellow (TF) or Graduate Fellow (GF) in Stern’s academic departments. Hundreds of MBA students fill these positions every year. Moreover, Stern runs a Loan Assistance Program, which lessons the burden of repaying business school loans for graduates who pursue careers in social enterprise."
 

Excerpt from U.S. News & World Report-- "All 10 of the MBA programs that boasted the highest GMAT scores placed within the top 15 of the 2022 U.S. News Best Business Schools rankings."
 

Today, New York University’s Stern School of Business unveiled a landmark gift of $50 million, the largest scholarship gift in the School’s history, from the Berkley Family Foundation, established by alumnus William R. Berkley and his wife Marjorie. The gift will provide scholarships to students in Stern’s top-ranked Undergraduate College through a brand-new program to be called the Berkley Achievement Scholars Program. William R. Berkley is the current Chairman of NYU’s Board of Trustees, an NYU Stern alumnus (BS 1966), Chair Emeritus of NYU Stern’s Executive Board, and the founder of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 commercial lines property and casualty insurance holding company based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- “'After demonstrated success with the MS in Data Analytics & Business Computing and MS in Quantitative Finance programs, we are thrilled to continue our partnership with NYU Shanghai to prepare the next generation of young minds to excel in additional high-growth markets in Asia,' says Raghu Sundaram, NYU Stern dean. ‘With industry-leading scholars at the helm, these programs are designed to prepare students to anticipate, harness, and lead change — the essential skills that employers are demanding from the next generation of talent that will join their firms.’”

Each year all students in NYU Stern's Executive MBA Washington, DC Program (EMBA DC) participate in a Speaker Series course featuring industry practitioners led by Professor Naomi Diamant, EMBA Programs academic director and Executive Programs assistant dean. 

The year-long course is designed to foster a deeper interdisciplinary understanding and broader perspective of current issues, opportunities, and challenges leaders face in today’s dynamic business environment.

During the Spring 2021 semester, the course featured Margaret-Ann Cole (TRIUM ‘04), Chief People and Transformation Officer at Porter Novelli; Jonathan Craig, Senior Executive Vice President of Investor Services and Marketing at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc; and Corie Pauling, TIAA Senior Vice President, Chief of Inclusion & Diversity, and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "I chose Stern because, at my core, I am a community-driven person. Stern’s full-time class size of approximately 350 students is, in my opinion, the sweet spot. It is small enough that everyone knows most of their classmates, but not so small that everyone is in each other’s business. This is a thread that also connects my choice of undergraduate institution, previous employer, and post-MBA company. Having a strong sense of community is important to me."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "Looking back at my time at Stern, I am most proud of the work I completed during my Stern Solutions Project. For this class, I worked in a group of five with the nonprofit organization called The Last Prisoner Project. Our project was aimed at improving their fundraising so that the organization could increase its impact and improve their ability to advocate for criminal justice reform. What I thought would be a project that would improve my strategic thinking ended up being so much more."

Excerpt from Clear Admit-- "NYU Stern became my top-choice school. Sternies are very easy-going and collaborative, and the community has a diverse culture. In addition, NYU Stern is in the center of Manhattan, New York. I thought being located in New York would be a great opportunity to establish a network in the US."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "What drew me to Stern was the sense of community and the intelligent, interesting people who comprised it. Being an engaged member of the Stern community is the foundation for making the most of all of the classes, clubs and experiences that you’ll have. We are a smaller program, and I loved that it allowed me to know more of the people around me and make my foundation as strong as possible."

Excerpt from Clear Admit-- "The NYU Stern MBA deadlines for the 2021-2022 admissions season are presented in the table below. The Leonard N. Stern School of Business is conducting its full-time MBA admissions process across four rounds this admissions season."

Endless Frontier Labs (EFL), a program for early-stage science and technology-based startups at New York University Stern School of Business, is proud to announce the launch of the 2021-2022 application and the program’s expansion into a third track: Digital Tech. The Digital Tech track, which supplements the existing Life Sciences and Deep Tech tracks, serves startups developing novel software, artificial intelligence machine learning, or data and digital services with applications in finance, health, security, supply chains, education, retail, media, e-commerce, and related verticals.

This Spring, NYU Stern’s Leadership Accelerator debuted its first live case, an emerging educational form Stern is trailblazing to hone full-time MBA students’ leadership agility and skills. Inspired by Stern MBA and veteran Natalie Ashbridge (MBA ’21) and her military experience in dealing with crises, the Leadership Accelerator team, including Professor Nathan Pettit, the initiative’s Director; Hannah Levinson, Associate Director; and Gisselle Lankenau, Program Coordinator; wrote and designed this first for Stern with Natalie.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "White also discovered that several MBA programs not historically considered to be target schools for MBB have shown incredible growth from 2018 to 2020. NYU Stern increased MBB placements by 40%."
 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants-- "'Stern has always taken an applicant-centric approach, including being on the forefront of offering students standardized test flexibility without compromising our ability to assess academic readiness for our rigorous MBA,' she says. 'In addition to the GMAT, Stern was among the first top schools to accept the GRE, and later added the Executive Assessment, LSAT, and MCAT to our test options given our dual-degree business programs in law and medicine.'”
 
"Stern, the No. 15 school (up from 16th) in the most recent P&Q ranking, enrolled an MBA class that — bucking trends — notched an average GMAT score and average undergraduate GPA that were both the highest in school history. The lowest GMAT score to gain entry to Stern was a 640, much higher than the previous year’s 600. Stern also enrolled its highest-ever number of women, at 43% of the class. Stern’s class Graduate Record Exam average was also up, as was the percentage of the class that submitted GRE scores."