The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (commonly referred to as NYU Steinhardt) is the education school of
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
. The school was founded as the School of
Pedagogy
Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...
in 1890. Prior to 2001, it was known as the NYU School of Education.
Located on NYU's founding campus in
Greenwich Village
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, the Steinhardt School offers bachelor's, master's, advanced certificate, and doctoral programs in the fields of applied psychology, art, education, health, media, and music. NYU Steinhardt also offers several degree programs at NYU's Brooklyn campus.
History
Founded in 1890 as the School of Pedagogy, the school soon added courses in psychology, counseling, art, and music. In 1910, it established the first United States university chair in experimental education. During the 1920s, enrollment increased from 990 to more than 9,500 students. The Education Building on Washington Square opened in 1930 and still serves as the School's home today.
The School was named the Steinhardt School of Education in 2001, in recognition of a $10 million donation, the largest it has ever received, from Michael and Judy Steinhardt. In 2007, the school was renamed the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development to reflect the diversity of its academic programs.
Academics
NYU Steinhardt enrolls roughly 5950 students from 67 countries, consisting of approximately 2540 undergraduates, 2820 master's and advanced certificate students, 390 PhD students, and 140 professional doctorate students. Nearly one-third are people of color and 16% are international students. Its graduate school is NYU's largest.
In 2013–14, Steinhardt granted 705 undergraduate degrees, 1551 master's degrees, and 154 doctoral degrees. There are more than 75,000 active Steinhardt alumni.
The school employs 290 full-time faculty in 11 academic departments:
*Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology
Master's, doctoral, and advanced certificate programs are offered in Educational Leadership, Educational Communication and Technology, Higher and Postsecondary Education, and Business and Workplace Education.
*Department of Applied Psychology
Programs include an undergraduate degree in Applied Psychology; master's degrees in Counseling and Guidance, Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness, online Master's in Counseling (Counseling@NYU), online Master's in Mental Health Counseling, Online Master's in School Counseling, and Human Development and Social Intervention; and doctoral degrees in Counseling Psychology, Psychological Development, Online Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and Psychology and Social Intervention.
*Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
With programs for undergraduate, master's and doctoral studies. The department offers an online master's in speech language pathology.
*Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions
Academic programs include Sociology of Education, History of Education, Education and Social Policy, International Education, Education and Jewish Studies, Education Studies, and Applied Statistics in Social Science Research.
*Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU Steinhardt offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs.
*Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
A music department was established in 1925 within the School of Education. In 1968, American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes '' by Alice H. Songe,
Scarecrow Press
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(1978), pg. 137; the New York College of Music, which was an American conservatory of music originally founded in 1878 and located in
Manhattan
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,"New York College of Music Commences 48th Season," '' Brooklyn Standard Union,'' October 24, 1926, pg. 10 closed and merged with NYU, leading to the music department of the School of Education to serve both in its original capacity and as the spiritual continuation of the New York College of Music."Beta Tau, New York University," ''Pan Pipes'', G. Banta Publishing Company, Vol. 62, pg. 56, 1969 Continuing to provide the unique educational experience of a university school of pedagogy and performance as well as inheriting the rich performance tradition from New York College of Music, the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions was developed and is now home to nearly all of NYU's music performance and music education degree programs. Steinhardt MPAP enrolls nearly 1600 students in undergraduate, master's and doctoral studies in music technology, music business, music composition, music education, film scoring, music performance practices, performing arts therapies, and performing arts education (in music, dance, and drama). Programs integrate performance, research, technology, and practice.
*Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
Undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs in Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Studies, and Global Public Health.
*Department of Occupational Therapy
Degree programs in occupational therapy include an entry-level professional Master of Science, a post-professional Master of Arts, a doctor of philosophy, and a doctor of professional studies.
*Department of Physical Therapy
For practicing physical therapists, the department offers advanced degrees for post-professional education and training. Academic programs include a doctor of physical therapy, a master of arts with a concentration in pathokinesiology, a research in physical therapy PhD, and a clinical residency program in orthopedic physical therapy.
*Department of Teaching and Learning
Undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs are available in areas of study such as childhood, literacy, environmental, science, and bilingual education, with initial and professional certification options.
Research Centers and Institutes
NYU Steinhardt receives research funding exceeding $30 million annually, and its 16 research centers and institutes impact scholarship and policies around the globe.
*Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS)
A leading HIV, substance abuse, and mental health behavior research center focused on the well-being of all people, including sexual, racial, ethnic, and cultural minorities and other marginalized populations, CHIBPS envisions, develops, and enacts research with and for the communities it studies. It trains the future generation of behavioral and public health researchers and works with community partners to conduct research that resides on the hyphen between theory and practice.
*Center for the Promotion of Research Involving Innovative Statistical Methodology (PRIISM)
It collaborates on research projects, trains graduate students, directs discussion groups, and leads a Methods and Seminar Series and a biannual Statistics in Society lecture.
*Center for Research on Culture, Development, and Education (CHREO)
Its faculty, research staff, and graduate students specialize in survey design, data collection, and reporting, using methodological approaches to inform complex educational issues and examine student learning.
*Child and Family Policy Center
Faculty and researchers affiliated with the Center conduct research, technical assistance, and research dissemination activities.
*Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technology (CREATE)
CREATE engages in research on the design, critique, and evaluation of advanced digital technologies for learning. Projects involve interdisciplinary teams of scholars and developers who bridge basic and applied research, development, and evaluation. CREATE fosters collaboration among scholars within NYU and partnering institutions, nationally and internationally, and provides a range of research opportunities for students at NYU.
*Institute for Education and Social Policy (IESP)
Founded in 1995 as a partnership between Steinhardt and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service, IESP conducts non-partisan scientific research about US education and related social issues.
*Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC)
The largest interdisciplinary research center on NYU's Washington Square campus, IHDSC supports more than 40 faculty affiliates from the social, behavioral, and health sciences in studying how social forces such as globalization, technology, and immigration affect human development.
*The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and Transformation of Schools (Metro Center)
The center is directed by Dr. David Kirkland. Its programs serve more than 5,000 classroom staff impacting 125,000 students.
*The Reading Recovery Program Northeast Regional Site
Reading Recovery is a short-term early literacy intervention designed to accelerate progress and lift achievement levels for the low-performing first-grade students. Students receive 30 minutes of daily, one-on-one instruction from a trained Reading Recovery teacher for 12 to 20 weeks. NYU Steinhardt is the primary teacher leader training site for Reading Recovery in NY and NJ. Since 1999, NYU has served approximately 119,000 children through the program.
*The Research Alliance for New York City Schools
The Research Alliance conducts rigorous studies on topics that matter to New York City's public schools. It maintains a unique archive of longitudinal data on city schools and communities and advances
educational equity
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by providing non-partisan evidence about policies and practices that promote student development and academic success.
*The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy
The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy defines and assesses challenges facing colleges and universities.
*Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education
The Wallerstein Collaborative works with K-12 educators, graduate students, and college faculty. The Collaborative conducts year-round programs for public school teachers to incorporate environmental education opportunities in their classrooms.
Online programs
Steinhardt offers both master's and doctorate degrees online. Fields of study include education, counseling, occupational therapy, and communicative sciences and disorders.
Online Master’s in Mental Health Counseling Program
The Master of Arts in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness program is accredited through the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC). The program requires 60 credits, 1 lab, 100 hours of practicum experience and 600 internship hours. Students may start the program at three dates throughout the year and can complete the program in 21 months. Coursework includes Abnormal Psychology, Cross-Cultural Counseling, Human Growth and Development, and Research and Evaluation in Behavioral Sciences.
Online Master’s in School Counseling Program
NYU Steinhardt's Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance program is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC). The program offers two concentrations: school counseling and bilingual school counseling. Students can complete the degree in as few as 18 months, and must complete 100 practicum hours and 600 internship hours. Students explore topics such as individual counseling, group dynamics, cross-cultural counseling, program development and evaluation, and counseling theory and process.
Online Master’s in Speech Language Pathology Program
The online program, Speech@NYU, is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA). Speech@NYU is the online counterpart to NYU's on-campus graduate SLP program, which has been continuously accredited by ASHA for more than 30 years. Both of these ASHA-accredited graduate programs are also accredited by the New York Office of the Professions. During the program, students must complete five clinical practicum and field placement experiences in at least three different settings. These placements allow students to work with children and adults in individual and group settings.
Deans
* Jerome Allen (1890–1894)
* Edward R. Shaw (1890–1901)
* Thomas M. Balliet (1904–1921)
* John W. Withers (1921–1939)
* Enoch George Payne (1939–1945)
* Ernest O. Melby (1945–1956)
* George D. Stoddard (1956–1960)
* Walter A. Anderson (1960–1964)
* Daniel E. Griffiths (1965–1983)
* Robert A. Burnham (1983–1989)
* Ann Marcus (1989–2003)
* Mary Brabeck (2003–2014)
* Dominic Brewer (2014–2019)
* Jack H. Knott (2020–present)
Notable alumni
*
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(ELCA)
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Cy Coleman
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Monica Dogra
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, actress and musician
* Emira D'Spain, Emirati-American model, social media influencer, and magazine director
* Shefali Razdan Duggal, an Indian-American political activist and diplomat serving as the
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in the
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, social activist
* Loyce Houlton, dancer, choreographer, dance pedagogue, and arts administrator
* Delores G. Kelley, American politician from Maryland
* Amy Kohn, composer, lyricist, singer, pianist and accordionist
* Teresa Patterson Hughes, California State Senator
* Arielle Jacobs, singer and actress of musical theatre
* Robert Jarvik, developer of the artificial heart
* Jay Armstrong Johnson, actor, singer, and dancer known for Broadway musical theatre
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Susan Kare
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, composer of musical theatre and popular music known for classics as "
Ol' Man River
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(1913–1994), actor
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Lauv
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, singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Emily Lazar
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* Tania León, conductor, composer
* Daniel Lind-Ramos, painter and sculptor
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, music technologist, composer
* Sheila Lukins, cook and food writer most famous as the co-author of ''The Silver Palate'' series of cookbooks and ''The New Basics Cookbook''
* Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer at
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, multi award-winning filmmaker
* Paul Scheer, SAG Award-winning actor, comedian, writer, and director
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Matthew Sklar
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, composer for musical theatre, television, and film
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John Patrick Shanley
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, Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright, and director
* Elena Shaddow, Broadway and Off-Broadway actress and singer
* Joel Shapiro, sculptor
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, composer for film and television scores
* LeRoy T. Walker, president of US Olympic Committee
* Andrew Watt, Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
* Harvey Weisenberg (born 1933), politician
* Austin Wintory, composer for video games and film
* Michael Zimmer, privacy and social media scholar
Notable faculty
Steinhardt's notable faculty include and have included:
* Mark Adamo, composer and librettist known for his opera ''Little Women''.
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, anthropologist, globalization theorist, media scholar, Goddard Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication
* Richard Arum, sociologist of education
* Amy Bentley, food studies professor
* Harolyn Blackwell, operatic soprano
* Roscoe Brown, education professor, one of the
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Meg Bussert
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Early life
Born in Chicago, Illinois,Nicole Fleetwood, art curator, author, and James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication
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Alexander Gemignani
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* Eduardus Halim, pianist, professor, inaugural holder of the Sascha Gorodnitzki Chair in Piano Studies at NYU
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Martha Hill
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, dance instructor and director of NYU's Dance Education program
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, author, civil rights activist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, diplomat
* Charlton McIlwain, author, civil rights activist
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, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies, author, blogger
* Jeanne L. Noble, educator, government administrator, author, television producer
* Janice Pendarvis, singer, songwriter, voiceover artist, and vocal coach
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, education reformer, humanist, social visionary, author, media critic, and creator of the NYU's Department of Media Ecology
* Lenny Pickett, musical director for the Saturday Night Live band and MPAP faculty member at NYU Steinhardt
* Diane Ravitch, historian of education, educational policy analyst, research professor, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education
* Louise Rosenblatt, author of Literature as Exploration, noted scholar on the teaching of literature, and director of NYU's doctoral program in English Education
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