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A sampling of media highlights for the week of May 29, 2024

A sampling of media highlights for the week of May 21, 2024

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — "My research broadly focuses on leveraging and developing reinforcement learning tools to learn optimal policies in a diverse range of applications of societal interest, such as revenue management in retailers and online platforms, inventory and logistics management in supply chains, and load balancing in energy markets, to name just a few."
 

Excerpt from Financial Times -- "Anat Lechner, clinical professor of management and organisations at NYU Stern School of Business, thinks training in this is essential. She says: 'We have to teach people how to run businesses with AI, otherwise they will not exist.'”
 

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — "What do you think makes you stand out as a professor? Three things come to mind: the courageous classroom environment that I co-create with students, my vulnerability in sharing examples from my own career and life, and the growth that students say they experience as a result are all things that I believe differentiate me as a professor."
 

Excerpt from Resident — "Stern’s strategic location in New York City provides its students with unmatched opportunities in finance, consulting, and beyond. The school’s strong emphasis on global business and its extensive alumni network make it a formidable contender in producing business leaders."
 

Read more about NYU Stern's Undergraduate Baccalaureate for the Class of 2024, which took place on Friday, May 17 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. 

Read more about NYU Stern's MBA and PhD Convocation for the Class of 2024, which took place on Friday, May 17 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. 

A sampling of media highlights for the week of May 15, 2024

Read more about NYU's All-University Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2024, which took place on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11am ET at Yankee Stadium.

Excerpt from AACSB Insights -- "New York University’s Stern School of Business has received a landmark gift from Ideavillage, whose founder and CEO is alumnus Anand Khubani. The gift will be used to annually support up to 40 scholarships in the Bachelor of Science in Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship (BTE) Program, which will be renamed the Khubani BTE Program."

On May 9, The Endless Frontier Labs (EFL), NYU Stern’s hub for massively scalable tech and life science startups from around the world, celebrated its 2023-2024 cohort of graduating startups during its annual Frontiers showcase event.

Read more about NYU Stern's MS Convocation for the Class of 2024, which took place on Monday, May 13 at the New York City Center. 

Excerpt from BusinessBecause — "The NYU Stern School of Business is number 5 in the QS MBA’s rankings of the best finance schools for 2023. The school takes a ‘flexible first’ approach to its MBA program, which is highly customizable.

"MBA students following the finance curriculum can select up to three specializations in related fields like financial systems and analytics, accounting, or supply chain management. There are also opportunities for real-world learning through participation in programs like the Michael Price Student Investment Fund, which offers hands-on asset management experience." 
 

A sampling of media highlights for the week of May 8, 2024

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — "I chose NYU Stern because of the unparalleled access and opportunities the program offers as a result of its prime location in New York City. Coming to Stern gave me the opportunity to complete a semester-long consulting project for Warner Bros. Discovery, compete in case competitions for Paramount, Adobe, WeWork, and other companies, as well as attend company treks to TikTok, NBC Universal, YouTube, and Sirius XM."

Excerpt from BusinessBecause — "Top business schools including the likes of NYU Stern, USC Marshall, and the London School of Economics offer Masters in Accounting (MAcc) degrees, teaching specialist accounting skills alongside broader business knowledge."
 

A sampling of media highlights for the week of May 1, 2024

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

After an intense five-month competition, NYU’s most promising innovators received startup funding and pro-bono services valued at more than $225,000 at NYU Stern’s annual Entrepreneurs Challenge, organized by the School’s Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship. The three winning teams were chosen after pitching their ideas and enduring Q&A by judges from peer accelerator programs, top NYC VC firms, and industry experts.

On Friday, April 26, NYU Stern's Volatility & Risk Institute presented its Fifth Annual Conference, titled, “Insurance and Rising Climate-Related Risks.” Professor Emeritus Robert Engle and Clinical Professor Richard Berner, co-directors of the Institute, delivered opening remarks.

Excerpt from BusinessBecause — "NYU Stern is consistently recognized as one of the top schools for those aiming to break into the financial sector, offering specialized programs and helping students foster strong connections within the industry.

"The school offers impressive career outcomes for MBAs, with graduates averaging a starting salary upwards of $201k."
 

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway spoke to an audience full of Stern students and alumni about his new book, The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security. NYU Stern Chief Marketing Officer Beth Murray introduced Galloway.

Dear Members of the Stern Community:

You are all likely aware of the events on Gould Plaza yesterday and have received President Linda Mills' letter (below) describing NYU's response to the event. The gathering created severe disruption to activities at Stern and caused some community members to feel unsafe; this was, in the end, the only way to find resolution.

Excerpt from Poets & Quants — “'We are deeply grateful for his extraordinary generosity and commitment to his alma mater. As one of the most successful entrepreneurs to graduate from the Stern School, we are honored that this program will bear his name.'”