Why I Give
Alan Song, the father of a student at the College of Arts & Science, created the Song Family Education Fund, which will provide scholarships for promising undergraduates with financial need.
“I firmly believe that education holds the key to unlocking potential and creating a better future for all. My contribution is a humble step in that direction.”
Meet the Faculty of Arts & Science
"You can take any piece of humble trash and look at dozens of connections of material, culture flows, and economic relationships, and political connections."
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Arts & Science Impact Makers
Eight GSAS Students Awarded by the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The NSF's GRFP is the oldest fellowship in the nation, supporting early-career graduate students on their journeys to becoming high-achieving scientists and engineers. Read more here.
Kwame Anthony Appiah and J. Anthony Movshon of NYU Arts & Science Elected to the Royal Society
Professor of Philosophy and Law Kwame Anthony Appiah and Silver Professor of Neural Science and Psychology J. Anthony Movshon were recognized by the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Read more here.
Moby-Dick and the World of Whaling in the Digital Age
Professor of English Jennifer Baker is one of seven Herman Melville Scholars leading a Summer Institute for high school teachers made possible by an NEH grant. Read more here.
Two Arts & Science Alumni Named Pulitzer Prize Winners and Finalists
Sarah Conway (CAS ’08) and Felipe Lara (GSAS ’13) were recognized by the Pulitzer Prize Board for their outstanding work in the Local Reporting and Music categories. Read more here.
Delia Baldassarri of NYU Arts & Science Selected as Andrew Carnegie Fellow for the Study of Political Polarization
Baldassarri's research will explore the concept of political misfits—Americans who do not identify wholly with Democratic or Republican mindsets. Read more here.
NYU Arts & Science Biologist Michael Purugganan Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Silver Professor of Biology at NYU Arts & Science Michael Purugganan was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of his outstanding achievements in original research. Read more here.