# MBA-MFA student Ria Tobaccowala and Research Scholar Shlomo Angel are quoted in an article on a Stern Signature Project focusing on urbanization in Ethiopia

1 School News February 7, 2017 ![HeraldLive logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/heraldlive192x144.jpg?itok=_OpYnR0l)>

Excerpt from [Herald Live](http://www.heraldlive.co.za/opinion/2017/02/07/ismail-lagardien-humility-good-place-start/) -- "One student, Ria Tobaccowala (who was enrolled in a joint MBA and masters degree in fine art, at New York University (NYU)), explained that she went to business school to become 'a well-rounded, empathetic global leader \[and\] wanted to understand the changes taking place in the global economy, not just what’s going on in downtown Manhattan.' These experiential learning projects broadened students’ perspective on humanity, Shlomo Angel, a professor at NYU said, and had 'nothing to do with making money.'"

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