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Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "...NYU’s Stern School of Business has taken a massive step past the others by creating an eight-course fintech specialization kicking off this fall."

Excerpt from BusinessBecause -- "Google, whose parent company Alphabet makes bearish bets on everything from driverless cars to medical technology, has become the poster child for the tech groups luring America’s top students away from more traditional fields. Roxanne Hori, associate dean of corporate relations and career services at NYU Stern, says that financial services companies are competing for talent with Google, LinkedIn, Amazon, Microsoft and others."

Excerpt from FindMBA -- "As part of the new 'NYU Stern Ventures Fellow Program,' fellows will receive a $10,000 stipend, workspace, and will be able to participate in a summer program, which includes an immersion week in Silicon Valley. After the summer is over, fellows will also continue to receive mentorship and other support throughout their second year of the MBA program, and will be able to receive course credit for independent study where they can focus on their startups."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "'For this admissions season, at Stern we are starting with the LOR open-ended questions,' Goggin says. 'We feel this is the part of the recommendation that takes the most time to prepare and by using common questions, we can dramatically lessen the burden on those writing recommendations for one applicant at multiple schools.'"

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "...ultimately I knew that NYU Stern was the better fit. It offers so many concentrations and clubs that will allow me to explore opportunities in a city with so many intersecting industries. Indie film still reigns here. And there’s still a lot of room to grow in terms of the tech scene and VC funding."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "#SternLAUNCH is in full swing! MBA1s Keshav, Evan and Melinda meet Dean @PeterBlairHenry

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Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "Technology executive David Ko (BS ’93) and his wife Jennifer Ko have donated $1 million to establish the NYU Stern Venture Fellows Program. Incoming MBA students can apply this fall for a spot in the program, which will begin in summer 2017 and provide financial support, mentorship, workshops and access to New York City and Silicon Valley tech companies."

Excerpt from We See Genius -- "Marketed as the 'Swiss army knife of diagnostic tools,' the handheld device connects to a smartphone through Bluetooth technology. It takes temperatures, measures blood oxygen, pressure, and glucose levels, and even serves as an ECG. ... Elements Digital Health’s identification of a problem and creation of a product-market fit helped elevate them from the other teams — which numbered more than 50 — that competed in the social venture portion of the contest, Franklin says."

Excerpt from TopMBA -- "NYU Stern, which announced a new fintech specialization in late June, added it to the curriculum because of the rapid growth to this sector in recent years. 'There is great demand in finance organizations to hire students who have analytical skills based in the information technology area,' states Yermack."

Excerpt from CNNMoney -- "Since taking on the role, [Henry] has gotten NYU to start offering 34 scholarships to low-income undergraduates at the business school that cover all tuition, room and board. 'As a dean, opening the door to business school to high-achieving lower-income kids -- to teach these kids how to fish -- is one of my top priorities,' he said."

Excerpt from VentureBeat -- "Indie.vc is for the businesses that don’t want VC or weren’t wanted by VC. It’s for companies focused on profitability instead of pure growth that want to run their businesses without VCs interfering. It seems focused on disrupting the current VC model, and it isn’t shy about it – its website runs a video of a burning unicorn head in the background. I think we get the message – in some ways, the disruptors (or those who fund them) are being disrupted."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "'With the formation of the NYU Impact Investing Fund (NIIF), NYU Stern can now provide practical, hands-on experience for students who want to enter the impact investing sector after school, all while deploying investment capital to deserving organizations in the NYC community.' - Luke Douglas 'I am incredibly thankful for the way that I have been pushed to fulfill my own potential by the intelligence, ambition, and above all, compassion, of other Stern students.' - Samantha Thiel"

Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "Professor Yermack predicts that a technological evolution will shrink the size of the industry’s workforce overall, but in doing so it will create many specialist tech jobs. Stern School will teach its MBA students about digital currencies, blockchains and their growing place in the financial services industry from next spring. It also plans a course for executives."

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "Coughlin and his wife, Tania, are always looking for ways to squeeze in family time with 20-month-old Joshua wherever they can, even and especially in the busiest stretches of school. Tania, for her part, volunteered to accompany Bryan on his 25-minute walk to school every morning."

Excerpt from Broadcasting & Cable -- "'We are glad to partner with CBS on this exciting research initiative,' Assael said in a statement. 'As cross-platform exposure to television shows has increased, "watching TV" has taken on a whole new meaning that has important implications for the media industry and our society that are worthy of serious research.'"

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- “Be creative in finding time to do homework and projects while spending time with family and friends, and still delivering at work. It’s surprising how much time you can find when you establish priorities.”

Excerpt from Forbes -- "Daniel Greenberg, a first-year student at New York University and partner of Flatiron Investors, who’s believed to be the 'youngest venture capitalist on the East Coast' created a business competition — Venture Hunt – to help struggling entrepreneurs get funding to build the next Snapchat."

Excerpt from US News & World Report -- "The University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler School of Business, the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University and New York University's Stern School of Business are just a few of the schools that offer summer classes and workshops for incoming full-time MBA students. Summer programs usually allow students to brush up on quantitative skills and get a feel for what life will be like once the official school year begins. They study topics such as financial accounting and statistics, and sometimes take workshops on career management. Many include opportunities for international students to also improve their English language skills and learn about U.S. culture."

Excerpt from Vogue -- "Youssef and his fellow co-designers will move into the CFDA Incubator space in the Garment District this month and stay in their personal, low-rent studios and communal spaces through 2018. Prior to moving in, the designers completed a semester-long consulting engagement with MBA students at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and will continue to receive mentorship throughout their two-year residency from more than 50 fashion insiders."

Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "I think there is an important conversation to be had among universities, policymakers and the business community to have a vested interest in making education more affordable. The Access Initiative is our effort to help bridge that gap and make sure every student who is qualified is able to attend business school regardless of their economic background."

Excerpt from TopMBA -- "Over the past few years, we have seen a growing diversity of companies coming to campus to recruit. One particular industry that is increasing MBA hiring of NYU Stern talent is technology. We are seeing more and more mature technology companies, such as Amazon and Google, participate in on-campus recruitment. Because we are in New York, we can also partner readily with growing tech firms such as e-commerce firm, Jet.com, and music streaming service, Spotify, to organize networking events and company visits. In addition, we are seeing increased interest from entertainment and media firms as well as luxury and retail companies, such as NBCUniversal, Time Warner, and Michael Kors. Similarly, we partner with companies in these sectors to organize networking events and information sessions to accelerate the connection between our students and these opportunities."
 

Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "We still have many top companies who partner with us and hire strong numbers of students every year. In fact, that list of companies is growing year over year. And it’s increasing in the tech space. Google and Amazon, in particular, have been increasing their hiring of Stern students, which is terrific. But we also have more and more students looking to do unique kinds of things outside of more traditional MBA recruiting. Because we have alumni in all kinds of interesting places, we are able to connect them."

Excerpt from the Business Standard -- "In order to promote India-centric research in the area of empirical finance and corporate governance, the Finance Lab of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) has joined hands with the Stern Business School of New York University to hold the first-ever India-centric conference in the United States of America."

Excerpt from Fortune -- "This is a world that needs better leaders, with new skill sets. The playbook from the past won’t cut it today. My advice for you as you enter this world is to be flexible, be bold, and don’t fear criticism."

Excerpt from Wall Street Daily -- "Polman is dedicated to securing Unilever’s role as a positive influence on the planet as well as the market. He’s dedicated to green energy, fair taxation, and innovations that help all kinds of people. Further, he’s keenly aware of the habits and patterns of consumers all over the world. His efforts will attempt to maintain Unilever’s sales and success, as, by 2020, millennials will have the majority of the U.S. vote. This rising generation is becoming more vital to the economy, and 80% of millennials want to work towards solving the issue of climate change."