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Excerpt from Cheddar -- "...being computer scientists, we started looking at how we can automatically generate virtual models of the real world. We went beyond video games and started looking at things like architecture, special effects, and training simulations for the military and first responders, where people need these virtual models for most of the projects they work on."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "I enjoyed getting to know my classmates the most. Everyone is so inspiring – even though my classmates are pursuing completely different things than me, I am inspired by their passion, intellect, curiosity, and persistence. I see students pursuing dual degrees, starting their own businesses, and making real changes to improve their lives and the lives of others around them. Going to business school is also a great time to do some self-reflecting and to pursue personal growth. I can’t imagine how many years of working it would have taken me to learn as much as I have in the past two years – not just from a professional standpoint, but from a management and leadership perspective as well."
 

Excerpt from BusinessBecause -- "Prior to applying to business school, make sure you need an MBA in the first place. I've worked with applicants who don't like their jobs, and they know they want to do something different, but they're not exactly sure what that is. Is an MBA going to be the right path to make that career transition? Here's an example. You may be bored in your current job and attracted to the glamorous world of consulting, but how much do you know about consulting? Do you know how much travel is involved? Would you be happy on the road four days a week?"

Excerpt from Kiro Radio -- "What we're worried about is that other countries that may not have the same democratic traditions as Germany, may see this as a justification and cover to introduce similar laws of their own to crack down on political dissent and news that they disagree with."

Excerpt from Financial Times -- "The school’s admissions team, which has assessed about 50,000 essays over the past 15 years, likes innovation, according to Peter Henry, NYU Stern dean. They were looking for creativity and an ability to be succinct and accurate. What makes any application 'leap out from the pack' during the admissions process is that the writer can explain their career goals and how NYU Stern would help them achieve these, Prof Henry says."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "While the difference in the number of incoming students is minimal, the demographics that make up those students, however, differ from last year’s figures. The percentage of incoming students who are female jumped modestly from 35 percent to 38 percent. The percentage of admitted international students also slightly increased, moving up from 35 percent to 37 percent for the Class of 2019, representing 35 countries overall."

Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal -- "Applicants can share materials like drafts of a personal statement or a copy of their résumé, but ultimately a letter of recommendation 'should be the words of the recommender,' said Isser Gallogly, associate dean of M.B.A. admissions at Stern. In addition to the two recommendations Stern requires, it now has applicants ask a friend or colleague to write a 250-word statement highlighting traits like empathy and self-awareness. Mr. Gallogly said a friend’s endorsement gives admissions officers insight they might not get from professors or managers."

Excerpt from WIRED -- "Relying on governments to create and enforce regulations online affords them the opportunity to define these terms as they see fit. Placing the power in the hands of governments also increases the likelihood that authoritarian regimes that lack Germany's liberal democratic tradition will criminalize online content critical of those governments and, ultimately, create another mechanism for oppressing their own citizens."

Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "'The current [Gulf Cooperation Council] diplomatic crisis has drowned out conversations on migrant rights in the region, but the two are actually linked,' said David Segall, who researches labor in the Persian Gulf at New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. 'More and more workers are stranded in the gulf because their employers have been deported or have suspended business operations. This is a predictable pitfall of a system that gives employers inordinate sponsorship powers over workers, and is a reminder of the need for reform.'"

Excerpt from Business Insider -- "'I always say "AQA:" Answer the question asked,' Isser said. 'Respond to the prompts, do it completely. That said, make sure you get across who you are in this essay.' And of course, convey yourself and your goals clearly. 'I would treat this a little bit more like if you are presenting a business case on yourself and you are providing almost an executive summary as to who you are, what you're about, and why you're going to business school,' he said."

Excerpt from Business Insider -- "'One of the most important qualities that we look for at Stern is what we call IQ plus EQ,' Gallogly said. Gallogly, who over the course of 15 years has reviewed more than 50,000 applications, said that the best candidates demonstrate both strong intellectual capability and emotional intelligence. 'I think that's one of the things that really differentiates our student body as well as our school — that we look for not only bright intelligent leaders, but those who actually are capable of leading teams, communicating complicated ideas, and bringing things forward,' he said."

Excerpt from Accepted.com -- "We launched two new, focused MBA programs. We explored the idea of separate applications, and decided on having one application for all of the programs – so you can apply to up to four MBA programs with one application: the full-time MBA, part-time MBA, and our two new specialized, full-time, 12-month programs. You indicate a primary program of interest and explain why it’s your primary, and then identify your alternates."

Excerpt from The Economist -- "The school has responded to this interest by launching a tech-focused one-year MBA programme to cater to the need of employers in 'Silicon Alley', the New York technology hub that the school’s dean, Peter Henry, can see from his office window. 'We have to figure out a way to be as important to the new economy as we have been to Wall Street for the past 50 years,' he explains."

Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "In Tectonic Shifts in Financial Markets, Henry Kaufman offers a scorching account of how Wall Street got into this mess, how it failed to get out, and what to do now. Coming from a pivotal figure in modern finance, now in his 90th year, it will command attention. Kaufman was at high school with Alan Greenspan; at the New York Federal Reserve with Paul Volcker; running research at Salomon Brothers as it created the US mortgage market and dominated bond trading; and on the board of Lehman Brothers in the years before disaster hit."

Excerpt from Forbes -- "'It’s not so much about teaching Geopolitics 101, but instead teaching students how to use this knowledge to understand and anticipate global trends, which can be tricky,' says Dr Robert Faulkner, Academic Dean of the TRIUM Executive Global MBA program, at the London School of Economics. The program was launched at the turn of the millennium and, over the past 16 years has coached senior executives through a series of dramatic global changes. Offered through a partnership of some of the world’s leading education institutions – the New York University Stern School of Business, and HEC Paris make up the trio – TRIUM was the first Executive MBA of its kind, and was built with social political analysis at its core."

Excerpt from Global Public Investor -- "Populist rhetoric must not be allowed to lead to actions that could jeopardise the Fed’s independence. Recent US leaders have, for the most part, been supportive of the Fed. Before selecting Ben Bernanke as Fed chair, George W Bush said, ‘It’s this independence of the Fed that gives people not only here in America, but the world, confidence.’ We must hope that Trump is guided by the same spirit of responsibility."

Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "For Menachem Brenner, co-academic director of the programme, the crisis sharpened his ambitions for the programme. He had been teaching on the course but became its director just as the crisis erupted. 'It had so many lessons for us worldwide,' he says. 'And one of the things I saw as a mission was to bring into the programme those lessons drawn from the crisis.'"

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "'It’s a brand new idea and a new concept,' says Gallogly in an interview with Poets&Quants. 'We are looking for students who are not only capable academicaly but also capable in leadership, managing teams and having emotional intelligence. So we really asekd ourselves what can we do to get more insight into a person’s emotional intelligence into their character.'"

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "EQ endorsers with receive a definition of what IQ + EQ means at Stern and be asked to provide one specific compelling example that demonstrates the candidate’s EQ. ... 'Our hope through the EQ Endorsements is to get a lot more insight as to who candidates really are. We feel like this could provide a nice new dimension on an applicant that you usually can’t get until you interview them—something deeper and richer.'"

Excerpt from Reuters -- "New York University is planning a new course for undergraduates after launching a fintech specialization in its business school last year. ... NYU's undergraduate course, for instance, attracted enrollments from twice as many students as expected."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "In Afghanistan, New York University’s Ryan Sparks, a Marine Infantry Officer who now works for JP Morgan Chase, trained and led a joint U.S-Afghan unit that defeated the local Taliban, helped with community reconstruction, and reduced opium trafficking. ... If you want to learn how to make an impact in a Fortune 500 firm, take some notes from New York University’s Renee Vieira. She serves as the Executive Director of Global Organization and Leadership Development at Time Warner."

Excerpt from Business Insider -- "Over the past 20 years, freelancing is up 27 percent compared to payroll employment (think more 1099s and fewer W-2s). By 2020, it’s expected that over 40 percent of the workforce will be freelancers. The shift is due in large part to the rise of digital platforms like Etsy, TaskRabbit, and Upwork."

Excerpt from the Thomson Reuters Foundation -- "Simply extending the mandate of the current private initiatives in Bangladesh while following the same premises will not make the RMG sector safe and sustainable. All of those working on these issues, inside Bangladesh and in the greater international community, need to go back to the drawing board, and build on the lessons from the past four years."

Excerpt from The Federalist -- "State-sponsored visa programs would direct temporary foreign workers to the states that want them without pushing additional migrants on the states that don’t. Many states have already exhibited an interest in administering their own visa programs. The Johnson-Buck plan meets them halfway. Lawmakers across the political spectrum should welcome the opportunity to pilot state-based visa programs that can generate jobs and growth in their home states."

Excerpt from CNBC -- "In a speech on Tuesday at the New York University Stern School of Business, António Guterres said that it was 'absolutely essential' that the world implemented the Paris Agreement. He also sought to draw attention to the links between policy and security, stating that there was a 'compelling security case for climate action.'"