# In an in-depth Q&A, Geeta Menon, Dean of the Undergraduate College, highlights what is unique about the academic experience for Stern undergraduates

1 School News September 11, 2015 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)>

Excerpt from [Poets & Quants](http://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2015/09/11/deans-qa-nyu-sterns-geeta-menon/) -- "For me, one of the big things I take pride in is research and publications. One of the first things we instituted after I became dean was the Stern Program For Undergraduate Research, which really enabled our students to get first-hand experience with research projects."

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