2025 commencement: All-university exercises begin at Yankee Stadium
A sea of violet robes flooded Yankee Stadium on Thursday morning as nearly 30,000 graduates and guests entered the arena in celebration of NYU’s class of 2025, amid what President Linda Mills called “times of intense change” in the wake of a federal crackdown on higher education. The May 15 ceremony opened with a mashup performance of “Living for the City” by Stevie Wonder and Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York” from Tisch and Steinhardt students and was followed by a procession led by Tandon professor and faculty senate chair Ryan Hartman and deans from each of NYU’s 19 schools carry banners across the field. After the processions, Provost Georgina…
NYU Grossman rescinds program acceptances after losing federal grant
For 60 years, the NYU Grossman School of Medicine invited students to join its Medical Scientist Training Program — a federally funded, dual-degree MD-Ph.D. program — and develop the specialized skillset of physician-scientists. However, the tradition came to a halt when administrators suddenly rescinded nine prospective students’ acceptances in January after losing the program’s federal grant amid an indefinite “pause” in admissions. As dozens of medical schools opened applications earlier this month, Grossman kept its MSTP application closed — pointing to a second year with no students matriculating into the program. In conversations with WSN, four MSTP students, who requested to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation, discussed how…
How Educational Data Mining Can Improve Online Course Design: Practical Strategies
Learning Management Systems collect vast amounts of learner data, but much of it goes unused. This article reveals how data mining can transform that data into actionable insights, improving course design and student success. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
The Magic Triangle Of Learning: What It Is And How To Put It Into Practice
The Magic Triangle of Learning connects three key elements: objectives, activities, and assessments. When aligned, they create a clearer and more memorable learning experience. Let’s see how it works and why Instructional Designers should follow it. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Neurolearning: How The Brain's Ancient Storytelling Circuits Drive eLearning Success
Digital learning often fails not because of technology but because it ignores how our brains naturally learn. Discover how “neurolearning” principles can transform forgettable online courses into powerful learning experiences that mirror how our ancestors acquired and retained vital knowledge. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
SMEs In The Age Of AI: When Expertise Matters Most
Leading organizations—and their Learning and Development (L&D) professionals—are increasingly turning to AI to accelerate routine tasks and generate knowledge in seconds. Does this mean the end of working with SMEs? Can AI truly replace the expertise of a Subject Matter Expert? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
eLearning Industry's Guest Author Article Showcase [April 2025]
AI-first LMSs, neurodiverse classrooms, and rural education are just a few of the topics covered in these articles submitted by guest authors in April. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Mills and Dopico appoint new dean of libraries
President Linda Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico appointed Kristina Rose as dean of NYU Libraries, closing an eight-month search and continuing Rose’s over two decades of service to the university. Rose, who was announced as dean in a memo last Monday, formally assumed her position on May 1 after serving as the library’s interim dean since January. She was previously the associate dean for collections and content strategy at the library, after leading its Access, Delivery and Resource Sharing Services department. “Each role has taught me something new about our mission, our people, and our potential,” Rose said in a statement to WSN. “My colleagues have been among my greatest…
Wagner’s urban policy program keeps top spot in US News ranking
NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service ranked No.1 in urban policy in the U.S. News and World Report’s analysis of 268 graduate schools nationwide — marking its seventh consecutive year in the leading spot. As a public affairs school, Wagner fell two spots to No. 11 and tied with Arizona State University, Princeton University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Texas, Austin. U.S. News’ rankings for all 12 speciality programs under public affairs — including urban policy, environmental policy and technology management — remained stagnant from last year, after the publication faced an “error” in curating the list of institutions to include on an updated…
Grad student council member holds one-person ‘sit-in’ against election procedures
Graduate Student Council member Danilo Trinidad Perez-Rivera staged a three-hour, one-person “sit-in” outside GSAS dean Lynne Kiorpes’ office on Wednesday, claiming he was unjustly denounced from his elected role as a student senator. Perez-Rivera, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate at the Graduate School of Arts & Science, said the GSC nullified his election result because more students abstained than voted in the most recent election. He said the GSC has not previously upheld a rule regarding a majority abstained vote, and noted that he was the only candidate who fulfilled the campaign requirements — leaving the position otherwise vacant. The sit-in was staged after GSC adviser Randi Amalfitano did not respond…
