NYU Postdoctoral and Transition Program for Academic Diversity Fellowship
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Diversity is indispensable to NYU's pursuit of excellence.
— President John Sexton
Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen, noted Harlem Renaissance poet, graduated from NYU in 1925. While a student at NYU's University Heights campus, Cullen completed his renowned "Ballad of the Brown Girl" and published his first book of poetry, Color. Color later earned Cullen the Harmon Foundation's first gold medal for literature in 1927. The NYU Archives still retains Cullen's senior thesis, "The Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay: an appreciation."
Labor Day Parade
In 1912, hundreds of women marched in the city's Labor Day parade rally in Washington Square to proclaim their rights as workers and citizens.
Judson Memorial Church
In 1890 the cornerstone was laid for Judson Memorial Church. Reverend Edward Judson, DD commissioned architect Stanford White to create the building as a memorial to his father, Adoniram D. Judson, who served as one of the first American foreign missionaries. In the cornerstone, the Rev. Judson placed copies of a Bible that his father had translated into Burmese.
Women at the Heights Campus
In 1959, NYU first admitted women to the undergraduate classes of its two colleges at the University Heights campus. The College of Engineering admitted two coeds, Linda Mantovani and Patricia Hanusik. The University College of Arts and Science admitted 102 coeds for the 1959-1960 fall term.
Mary B. Dennis
In 1892, Mary B. Dennis became NYU's first woman to receive a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Her dissertation was entitled "Science Teaching in the Elementary Schools."
First Women
In October 1873, the first women students at NYU enrolled in the School of Art, where they received an "instructional" form of classes with no degrees. Women were admitted to other schools in the following order: Graduate Department, 1888; School of Pedagogy, 1890; Law School, 1890; Washington Square College, 1914; University College (at the University Heights campus), 1959.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a Greenwich Village resident and frequent speaker at NYU. She lived at 29 Washington Square West from 1942 to 1949 and on more than one occasion participated in NYU events.
Featured Event: Graduate/Faculty of Color Dinner Series
(Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.) Kimmel Center Room 914.
Guest Speaker: Christina Marin. Come meet and converse with faculty and grad students of color. All members of the community are welcome to attend.
Contact erica.morales@nyu.edu for more information
Featured Event: Foundations Seminar
(November 21st from 1-4 p.m.) For Code 100 administrators - location TBA.
A broad overview of the complexity of diversity issues in higher education.
Email: marcella@nyu.edu or call 212.998.4350 with your questions.» more details
-ISM Project
(Proposal and Application deadline Monday, December 1, 2008)
Racism. Capitalism. Individualism. Feminism. The -ISM project provides grant opportunities for students to create projects examining how -isms affect their lives.
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