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On Thursday, September 18, the NYU Stern Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance will host the 2025 Private Capital Strategies Symposium.

Award-winning composer, singer-songwriter and music producer A. R. Rahman added NYU Stern as a special stop on his North American Wonderment Tour, in conversation with Dean Bharat Anand on creativity, business, and AI.

A sampling of media highlights for the week of September 16, 2025

On Monday, September 15, the NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business and Volatility and Risk Institute will host a talk with Phillip Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office, and Deirdre Dunn, Co-Head of Global Rates, Citi.

On Friday, September 12, 2025, NYU Stern will host the 23rd Annual IO Day workshop.

On Thursday, September 11 and Friday, September 12, the Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research will host the 3rd annual Big Apple Accounting Conference.

Excerpt from Poets&Quants — "NYU Stern, which ranks No. 5 in Poets&Quants’ latest EMBA ranking, stands out for its prestige, strong alumni network, and a D.C.-specific cohort designed for local executives."

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Excerpt from Poets&Quants — “The rapid growth across the MENA region is creating robust demand for top talent, and Stern at NYUAD is well positioned to help meet that need,” NYU Stern Dean Bharat Anand says in the news release.

“The new Executive MBA offers working professionals a rigorous, flexible program with world-class on-the-ground faculty and strong ties to local corporate networks.”

A sampling of media highlights for the week of September 9, 2025

The Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi (Stern at NYUAD) today announced the launch of its Executive MBA (EMBA) program. The program is designed for experienced professionals seeking to accelerate their leadership trajectory in the MENA region while amplifying their organizational impact. Applications open on September 9, 2025.

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the NYU Stern Fubon Center and the NYU AI Innovation Accelerator are co-hosting an evening of founder and investor perspectives on what it takes to break into the U.S. market. Speakers Katy Nelson, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and Franco Pagella, Founder and CEO at Wollen Labs, join moderator Arun Sundararajan. The evening also includes a rapid-fire showcase of 10 Korean AI startups from the NYU AI Innovation Accelerator Fall 2025 cohort, followed by networking over drinks and bites.

On Tuesday, September 9, NYU Stern's Center for Global Economy and Business will host the Fall Economic Outlook Forum featuring Aditya Bhave, Bank of America; Tani Fukui, Metlife; and Andrew Hollenhorst, Citi. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Venky Venkateswaran, director, Center for Global Economy and Business.

Excerpt from Harvard Business Review — “What if your startup’s first hire wasn’t a person—but an AI agent? This provocative question was at the heart of a semester-long collaboration between Microsoft and NYU Stern’s Tech MBA program. Thirty students, divided into six startup-style teams, were given access to Microsoft 365 Copilot with the latest agent capabilities and asked to reimagine how work gets done when AI is embedded from day one.”

A sampling of media highlights for the week of September 3, 2025

Excerpt from Poets&Quants — “Time flies in b-school. You blink and it’s over,” writes Julian Sutton, a Deloitte hire who graduated from New York University’s Stern School this spring. “So much is thrown at you right out of the gate, and it’s easy to get lost in the chaos. I’ve had such great experiences, met so many incredible people, and learned more than I ever could’ve imagined. If I started it all over, I would just savor each one of those moments even more.”

A sampling of media highlights for the week of August 26, 2025

Excerpt from New India Abroad -- “Smit Bajaj and Vishakh Sandwar, both Indian-origin students at New York University, have won the National Football League’s 2025 Big Data Bowl, a competition that challenges participants to use technology and analytics to improve the sport. The two received a $25,000 prize for their project, 'Exposing Coverage Tells in the Pre-Snap,' which they presented at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis earlier this year.” 
 

Excerpt from Poets&Quants — “My favorite course was 'Doing Business in…' (DBi) Costa Rica, which focused on sustainable business in Latin America. Through the course, we learned about the impact of climate change on industries such as coffee farming and tourism in Costa Rica. This course included a tour of La Hilda Coffee Farm, where we learned about coffee farming and how sustainable practices can improve product yields in the long term.”

Excerpt from Poets&Quants — “Living in NYC has always been my dream. Experiencing it as a Stern student is particularly thrilling due to the abundance of activities beyond the classroom. With our campus nestled in lower Manhattan, most attractions are just a short walk away, allowing me to easily enjoy my favorite activities like exploring new restaurants, attending Broadway shows, and participating in talk show tapings. I especially value that the majority of my classmates plan to remain in NYC after graduation, which will strengthen our alumni network and create opportunities for in-person connections for years to come!”

NYU Stern Welcomes New Faculty for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

A sampling of media highlights for the week of August 19, 2025

Excerpt from Moneycontrol — “The renowned composer and Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman has once again shown how much he values education and intellectual exchange. The well-known artist recently posted an image of his visit to the Stern School of Business at New York University, where he engaged with Professor Bharat Anand, the dean of the school.”

A sampling of media highlights for the week of August 12, 2025