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Excerpt from Law360 -- "A study released in May detailing findings by Cornerstone Research and the New York University Pollack Center for Law & Business showed..."

Excerpt from Asia Times -- "'The agreement between the ILO and government of Qatar will be judged by whether concrete steps are adopted that tackle core issues like recruitment fees,' said David Segall, a research scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. 'It, however, demonstrates the government’s willingness to address some of the challenges workers face in Qatar,' he said."

Excerpt from the Business of Fashion -- "NYU Stern School of Business offers a one-year Fashion & Luxury MBA programme, and a two-year MBA programme with a Luxury Marketing specialisation. The school’s Luxury and Retail club connects students with prominent companies and individuals in the luxury and retail space, with an annual conference for industry professionals and Stern MBAs for networking and learning."

Excerpt from TopMBA -- “Gaining a better understanding of what it takes to succeed in your job, as well as the job of those around you in a variety of fields, makes you a valuable asset to your company. Not only does this help secure your position, it also gives you a 360° view of the current business landscape and insight into what the future may hold.”

Excerpt from Forbes -- "...NYU Stern’s Jeff Battipaglia’s rite of passage came when he committed to the U.S. Naval Academy. It was a nine year commitment between schooling and service, one that taught him 'how to think, how to care, how to lead, and how to earn and give respect.'"

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "The first is a sustainability impact consulting course set in New York and Costa Rica. Classes will meet in the fall then spend a week in Costa Rica at the beginning of January working on such potential student projects as business and marketing plans for agricultural production, ecotourism, and environmental education for youth. Other new courses on Stern’s roster are Economics of Innovation — studying the behavior of inventors, artists, and writers to figure out what makes people creative, what encourages firms to take risks, and what types of institutions encourage people to do their best work. The other is Deal Making in the Entertainment Industry which uses film and television content as the primary example for what goes into cutting a deal in the entertainment world."
 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "MBA graduates themselves inspired their peers to return to campus. NYU Stern’s Schnurman, for example, reviewed the Linkedin profiles of senior leaders in global organizations she admired and noticed a trend: they all had MBAs. ... NYU Stern’s Langinger uses 'clear-eyed' to represent her class. 'They know what they like, what they don’t like, and what they’re working toward.'"

Excerpt from the New York Law Journal -- "A 2017 report from NYU’s Stern School of Business evaluated 12 leading ESG measurement frameworks—including the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, Bloomberg Social indicators, and the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark—which issue rankings, reports, or certifications for particular companies based on ESG metrics. The report found that for all twelve frameworks, more than half of the social impact indicators focused more on a company’s efforts than the impact of its those efforts."

Excerpt from U.S. News & World Report -- "Alex Dontoh, an accounting professor and director of the master of science in accounting program at New York University's Stern School of Business, says that a first-rate, graduate-level accounting curriculum should include technological training. He says that lessons on data tools like Python, XBRL and SQL are vital. He also says that knowledge of digital ledger technology, the global accounting network that allows for the transaction of digital currencies like bitcoin, commonly known as blockchain, is necessary. 'Our graduate accounting offerings have incorporated aspects of these technologies in the curriculum to better prepare our MBA and M.S. in Accounting students,' Dontoh said via email."

Excerpt from Whitewall Magazine -- "The Fashion* Initiative encompasses education, mentorship, collaboration, and community. Designers participating in the Fashion* Initiative had the opportunity to partake in a series of sustainability-focused workshops with experts in the field, a trip to the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, and to engage and problem-solve through education via a live case study, with MBA team support, led by the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business through the 'Sustainability for Competitive Advantage' course."

Except from U.S. News & World Report -- "Kristen Sosulski, a clinical associate professor of information, operations and management sciences at New York University's Stern School of Business, says that some skills taught at MBA programs are relevant throughout the business world. For instance, business schools teach students how to maximize a company's efficiency, which is a vital skill, regardless of the sector they enter, Sosulski says. ... 'Whatever a candidate's career aspirations are, they need to have a clear idea of what they would like to do after school and the self-awareness to understand what holes in their skill sets need plugging,' Shah wrote via email."

Excerpt from The New York Times -- "One of the main projects I worked on was to evaluate how we market Cooking advertisements to our clients. I had to understand how Cooking was being talked about on the consumer side and the business side. This project gave me the flexibility to explore the narrative around a media product, like Cooking, and how it differs depending on the target stakeholder. I was able to talk to several employees on the product, marketing, branding, tech and advertising side of Cooking — it was like a small start-up within The Times."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "'We’ve always been really proud of having strong numbers of women given the format and culture of our program,' explains Paula Steisel Goldfarb, associate dean of MBA admissions, financial aid and academic affairs. Steisel also shares that 34% of the cohort are under-represented minorities. ... 'I think that what we’re observing in D.C. is a new reality that people want different roles. They want leadership roles in strategy in all kinds of organizations, tech firms, entrepreneurial firms, NGOs, etc.' [says Prof. Salomon].... 'With a wife and three children, the ability to balance work, career and school is very important to me,' says Fabrice Coles."

NYU Stern posted its inaugural class profile for its new NYU Stern Executive MBA (EMBA) Washington, D.C., program.

Excerpt from BusinessBecause -- "The inaugural Module 7 was set up and organized by class of 2011 graduate, Miguel de Almeida, in Cascais, Portugal. 'The thinking behind it was that TRIUM is an intense program, […] and there’s a real camaraderie, and that’s something you want to carry on!' he says. ... Since its creation, Miguel says he’s been enriched by Module 7, grown his knowledge, and built stronger ties with the TRIUM alumni network."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "NYU Stern School of Business last week shared a preliminary profile of its incoming class of full-time, two-year MBA students, the Class of 2020. Even amid some declines, the school showed gains in the diversity of its class and added a few points to the average GMAT score for incoming students."

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "A report issued on July 23 has a series of sensible recommendations for internet platform companies and governments around the world with defenses that would meddle with the Russian meddlers without impinging on civil liberties."

Excerpt from U.S. News & World Report -- "Gallogly says that Stern's 'Pick Six' essay, which asks MBA applicants to select six images that represent their identity and briefly describe what each image symbolizes, allows applicants to highlight the reasons why they would be a valuable addition to an MBA cohort. ... Hooker, who enjoys skiing and mountain biking, says the reason he included this photograph and caption in his MBA application is because he wanted the admissions committee to know about his appreciation of nature. The photograph shows Hooker exploring an ice cave in Oregon."

Excerpt from Global Finance -- "To help companies prepare for the possibility of a trade war, we’ve done some historical analysis. One of the key lessons was that trade may plummet but it will not perish. Companies need to be ready for a sudden disruption to supply chains or market access; but since trade does not dry up entirely during a trade war, they still need to pay close attention to international opportunities and threats."

Exerpt from Find MBA -- "NYU Stern MBA student Vikram Gulati says: 'I really identify with the student population, and I am proud to say that we are probably the most collaborative among the top MBA programs.'"

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "'It’s a brand new idea and a new concept,' NYU Stern’s Isser Gallogly, associate dean of MBA admissions & innovation, explained in an interview with Poets&Quants. 'We are looking for students who are not only capable academically but also capable in leadership, managing teams and having emotional intelligence. So we really asked ourselves what can we do to get more insight into a person’s emotional intelligence into their character.'"

Excerpt from CBS News -- "EQ requires someone to regulate their own emotions and empathize with others. It's not an attribute that can be quantified such as profit and losses, but it's a key skill for corporate leaders nonetheless, Gallogly said."

Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "Turning setbacks in internships into opportunities has the added benefit of showing a potential employer your initiative, Ms Briggs notes. 'When something goes wrong it is important to take that step back and think about what actions need to be taken to be more successful,' she says. 'You can often find someone who can help you.'"

Excerpt from The Motley Fool -- ""Albert Aldrich III attends NYU Stern School of Business where he is studying Finance and Management. His detailed review of how the 2008 financial crisis has formed millennials opinions around investing and personal finance was unique and interesting. Albert's argument around why over 50% of millennials don't feel comfortable putting their money in the stock market, and his discussion of the solutions for that, impressed the judges."