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Henry Kaufman watercolor portrait

Building a Rich Legacy: The Henry Kaufman Initiative in Financial History

Building on Stern’s renowned legacy in financial history, from Marcus Nadler, who joined the finance department in the 1920s, and running through to Professor Emeritus of Economics Richard Sylla and others, Stern has created an initiative to focus and deepen that pursuit. Named for Dr.


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Johannes Stroebel

Stern Inaugurates the Climate Finance Initiative

How society addresses climate change will have a wide range of effects on financial markets and the global economy, and at the same time, finance plays a key role in enabling the transition away from an economy based on fossil fuels and toward a net-zero economy.


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Kim Corfman

Meet the Trailblazer: Kim Corfman is Out Front On New Learning Initiatives

Corfman has worn many hats since joining NYU Stern as an assistant professor in the Marketing Department in 1985, often leading nascent initiatives that tap her talent for creativity.


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Undergraduate students in Tisch Hall

Inside NYU Stern: Student Leaders Share Their Favorite Experience and What Makes the School One of a Kind

Six student leaders share their favorite Stern experience

"One of my favorite Stern experiences has been serving as a teaching assistant for many classes including Foundations of Finance and Corporate Finance.


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Robert Whitelaw with the winners of the BTE Design Sprint

One Student at a Time: Robert Whitelaw Shares His Approach to Working with Students as He Steps Down as Vice Dean of the Undergraduate College

This academic year marks Robert Whitelaw’s 33rd year at NYU Stern, and the end of his tenure as vice dean of the Stern Undergraduate College (UC), which he started in 2018 first serving for one year under UC Dean Geeta Menon.


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Dean Raghu Sundaram at the 2023 MS Commencement Ceremony

A Lookback at Raghu Sundaram's Tenure as Dean

On July 1, 2024, Dean Raghu Sundaram officially steps down as NYU Stern’s Dean, taking on the newly created role of Senior Vice-Chancellor and Head of Global Strategy for New York University.