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Excerpt from the New York Post -- "At New York University's Stern School of Business, students are volunteering on-campus for a program that pairs them with low-income New Yorkers in need of help with their tax returns."

Excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek -- "A desire to make a difference in the world is also a contributing factor, says Scott Stimpfel, assistant dean of student engagement and innovation at Stern. In fact, many of his students are pursuing social entrepreneurship, or at least getting exposed to it, as early as high school, he says."

Excerpt from Reuters -- "It is still 'early days,' Richard Berner, the newly appointed director of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Financial Research, said, when asked what lessons the United States might learn [from Cyprus] on the durability of financial markets. I think it's probably early days and too soon to draw those lessons, Berner said after a speech at New York University's Stern School of Business. 'That's something that's going to be worth looking at.'"

Excerpt from Foreign Policy -- "'At NYU Stern we categorically reject the "or" and embrace the "and." Profits and principle must coexist as citizens and consumers around the globe demand both. Mike is respected around the world for his distinguished 30-year career as a lawyer, advocate and policymaker,' Stern Dean Peter Henry said in the statement."

Excerpt from the Washington Post -- "The exodus at the State Department continues, as attorney and human-rights advocate Mike Posner heads for the hills. Actually, his destination is a little more civil than that: he’s joining the faculty of New York University’s Stern School of Business."

Excerpt from The New York Times -- "What is different today, says Dr. Koonin, is that digital technologies — sensors, wireless communication, storage and clever software algorithms — are advancing so rapidly that it is becoming possible to see and measure activities in an urbanenvironment as never before."

Excerpt from Bloomberg -- “'Without an end date, the committee may have to alter the pace of purchases as news arrives concerning U.S. macroeconomic performance,' Bullard said today to the Center for Global Economy and Business at New York University’s Stern School of Business."

Excerpt from Reuters -- "St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, a voting member of the Fed's monetary policy committee this year, said the currently low inflation readings may give the Fed some leeway to continue its quantitative easing program longer than it would otherwise."

Excerpt from Forbes -- "Over the years, I’ve read some great ventures plans as part of this competition. Some have gone on to win and/or contribute significant social benefit. I’m looking forward to reading the next round of plans, and sharing more observations about what makes successful – and less-than-successful – venture plans."

Excerpt from the Financial Times -- "Chicago Booth has a course on its MBA programme, as does the Tepper school at Carnegie Mellon University, while at the LSE the techniques are an integral part of masters and undergraduate programmes. NYU Stern and Schulich run standalone masters degrees in Business Analytics."

Excerpt from the Washington Post -- "I will never know whether my actions in Afghanistan were right or wrong. On good days, I believe they were necessary. But instead, I want to believe that killing, even in war, is wrong."

Excerpt from Forbes -- "CourseHorse, winner of the 2011 New Venture Competition, recently raised $500,000 in a seed funding round and launched a co-branded site with Time Out New York."

Excerpt from Forbes -- "All entrepreneurs are inherently risk-takers, but some are willing to go above and beyond for an idea they believe in. NYU Stern alumnus Samir Ibrahim and serial entrepreneur Charles Nichols, winners of the Audience Choice Award at the 2011-12 Entrepreneur’s Challenge fit this description perfectly."

Excerpt from the Huffington Post -- "Currently, only a handful of business schools -- Stern (NYU), Darden (UVA), HBS (Harvard) -- offer courses that focus on women in leadership."

Excerpt from Bloomberg BusinessWeek -- "Marisa Rosenthal, a student at New York University’s Stern School of Business, encourages people to buy an iPhone case through Bonobos to benefit charity:water, a nonprofit that provides clean drinking water to those in developing nations."

Excerpt from the Wall Street Journal -- "Speaking at gathering held at the New York University‘s Stern School of Business, Simon Potter, who heads up the New York Fed’s critical Markets Group, said real-time information is critical to good policy making."

Excerpt from Forbes -- "Experts from the finance sector, industry, regulatory agencies, government, legal and accounting professions, and academia got together last night at NYU Stern School of Business for a Ross Roundtable to discuss the reemergence of consulting practices in the major audit firms."

Excerpt from Barron's -- "Rosenwald believed that students, like the companies they would invest in, needed skin in the game. At the first session, he made the enticing offer of a tuition refund if they didn't learn at least three important things from the class. But since value investing pays off over the long term, they would have to wait 20 years to get their money back. The students grinned."

Excerpt from Financial Times -- "In a similar way to the University of Pennsylvania, the School of Law and the Stern School of Business at New York University have been teaching joint programmes for many years, but in September they took a further step by appointing Karen Brenner to the new role of executive director of law and business, to act as a bridge between the two schools."

Excerpt from the New York Post -- "Through Stern's dual degree program, 'I've been able to refine the deep rigorous analysis of policy and program impact. It's helped me identify and decide what works well and also how to speak that language effectively.'"

Excerpt from Bloomberg BusinessWeek -- "'If you want to work in entertainment, if you want to work in media, if you want to work in fashion, there are enormous resources at your disposal.' - MBA/MFA Student Wyatt Rockefeller"

Excerpt from Forbes -- “'Last year, we asked a lot more details when [contestants] entered the competitions,' said Luke Williams, Executive Director of the Berkley Center during the second coaching session on October 16. 'I want a concise one-page summary this year.'”

Excerpt from New York Daily News -- "The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center will honour the five Indian American Malayalees for their outstanding achievements in their field of specialization or for their service to the society. ...The keynote speaker on the occasion will be Geeta Menon, dean, Undergraduate College and Abraham Krasnoff professor of Global Business, Stern School of Business, New York University. Menon will also be honoured for her achievement in the field of education."

Excerpt from ABC News -- “They work all day and attend class at night, but 25 students, alumni and friends of NYU Stern Westchester still found the time to volunteer for Westchester’s Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, held Sunday, October 21 at SUNY Purchase College.”

Excerpt from Forbes -- "While most NYU students probably set out to enjoy the lovely October sunshine this past weekend, a select few with particular drive gathered at the Stern School of Business to partake in the Lean Startup Machine, the most intensive workshop arranged by the Berkley Center so far this fall."