The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (commonly referred to as NYU Steinhardt) is the education school of

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. The school was founded as the School of

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in 1890. Prior to 2001, it was known as the NYU School of Education. Located on NYU's founding campus in

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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,
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'' 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

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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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, fashion designer * Hafiz Sahar, Editor-in-Chief of national newspaper in Afghanistan (1970s), Fulbright Scholar *

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, multi award-winning filmmaker *

Paul Scheer Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. Scheer is best known for his roles in FX/ FXX's ''The League'' and Showtime's comedy series '' Black Monday''. Scheer also co-created and s ...

SAG Award Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1995 to recognize outstanding performances in movie an ...

-winning actor, comedian, writer, and director *

Matthew Sklar Matthew Sklar (born October 7, 1973) is an American composer for musical theatre, television, and film. His works have appeared on Broadway theatre, Broadway, the West End theatre, West End, and theatres worldwide. Sklar has written primarily wi ...

, composer for musical theatre, television, and film *

John Patrick Shanley John Patrick Shanley (born October 13, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''Moonstruck''. His play, '' Doubt: A Parable'', won the 2005 Pulitzer Pri ...

, Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright, and director *

Elena Shaddow Elena Shaddow is an American singer and actress. She is originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio.Joel Shapiro Joel Elias Shapiro (September 27, 1941 – June 14, 2025) was an American sculptor renowned for his dynamic work composed of simple rectangular shapes. The artist is classified as a Minimalist as demonstrated in his works, which were mostly defi ...

, sculptor *

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary comp ...

, jazz musician and composer *

Tillotama Shome Tillotama Shome (born 25 June 1979) is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in independent films. She began acting with a supporting role in Mira Nair's film ''Monsoon Wedding'' (2001). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actr ...

, award-winning Indian film actress * Marilyn Singer (born 1948), author *

Alan Silva Alan Lee da Silva (born 22 January 1939, in Bermuda) is an American free jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known as a double bassist. He has recorded on keyboards, violin, cello and trumpet among other instruments. Biography Silva was born a ...

, jazz double bassist and keyboardist (''as

'') * Ferdinand Sorenson, music educator, conductor, composer, dance instructor, performer * Eileen Southern, musicologist, researcher, author, and teacher * Olivia Smith (journalist), Emmy award-winning journalist * Meng Tang, media artist * Harriet Taub, executive director, Materials for the Arts *

Cecil Taylor Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in comple ...

, classically trained pianist and pioneer of

free jazz Free jazz, or free form in the early to mid-1970s, is a style of avant-garde jazz or an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventi ...

(''as

'') *

Dara Taylor Dara Taylor is an Americans, American composer for film and television scores. An HMMA nominated composer, she has composed music for a number of Independent films including thrillers, dramas, and comedies. She has contributed additional music to ...

, 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''. *

Arjun Appadurai Arjun Appadurai FRAI (born 4 February 1949) is an Indian-American anthropologist who has been recognized as a major theorist in globalization studies. He is an elected fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland ...

, anthropologist, globalization theorist, media scholar, Goddard Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication *

Richard Arum Richard Arum (born 1963) is an American sociologist of education and stratification, best known for his research on student learning, school discipline, race, and inequality in K-12 and higher education. Arum has a B.A. in political science fro ...

, sociologist of education * Amy Bentley, food studies professor *

Harolyn Blackwell Harolyn Blackwell (born November 23, 1955) is an American lyric coloratura soprano who has performed in many of the world's finest opera houses, concert halls, and theaters in operas, oratorios, recitals, and Broadway musicals. Initially known f ...

, operatic soprano * Roscoe Brown, education professor, one of the

Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Fighter Group, 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of th ...

Meg Bussert Meg Bussert (born October 21, 1949) is an American actress, singer and a university professor. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois,Nicole Fleetwood Nicole R. Fleetwood (born February 24, 1973) is an American academic, curator, police abolitionist, prison abolitionist, and author. She is the inaugural James Weldon Johnson Professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Educ ...

, art curator, author, and James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication *

Alexander Gemignani Alexander Cesare Gemignani (born July 3, 1979) is an American actor, tenor, musician, and conductor, known for his work on Broadway. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in '' Carousel'' and a Drama Desk Award for his performa ...

, Broadway actor, tenor, musician, and conductor. *

Ed Goodgold Edwin "Ed" Goodgold (died May 7, 2021) was an American writer, music industry executive, academic administrator. He is known for coining the term "trivia" in 1965. He was also the first manager of Sha Na Na. Biography Goodgold was born in Isra ...

, music industry executive, writer, known for coining the term "

trivia Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value. Modern usage of the term ''trivia'' dates to the 1960s, when college students introduced question-and-answer contests to their universities. A board game, ''Trivial Purs ...

" * Eduardus Halim, pianist, professor, inaugural holder of the Sascha Gorodnitzki Chair in Piano Studies at NYU *

Martha Hill Martha Hill (December 1, 1900 – November 19, 1995) was an American dance instructor with wide influence. She founded innovative programs at Bennington College and Connecticut College, and was the first Director of Dance at the Juilliard ...

, dance instructor and director of NYU's Dance Education program *

James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ...

, author, civil rights activist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, diplomat * Charlton McIlwain, author, civil rights activist *

Marion Nestle Marion Nestle (born 1936) is an American molecular biologist, nutritionist, and public health advocate. She is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Emerita at New York University. Her research examines ...

, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies, author, blogger * Jeanne L. Noble, educator, government administrator, author, television producer *

Janice Pendarvis Janice Gadsden Pendarvis is an American singer, songwriter, and voiceover artist. She has worked with artists such as Sting, David Bowie, Steely Dan, Peter Tosh, the O'Jays, Philip Glass, Jimmy Cliff, Laurie Anderson, the Naked Brothers Band, and ...

, singer, songwriter, voiceover artist, and vocal coach *

Neil Postman Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist and cultural critic, who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers and mobile devices, and was critical of the use of personal com ...

, education reformer, humanist, social visionary, author, media critic, and creator of the NYU's Department of Media Ecology *

Lenny Pickett Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist and musical director of the ''Saturday Night Live'' band.

, musical director for the Saturday Night Live band and MPAP faculty member at NYU Steinhardt *

Diane Ravitch Diane Silvers Ravitch (born July 1, 1938) is a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Previously, she was a U.S. ...

, historian of education, educational policy analyst, research professor, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education *

Louise Rosenblatt Louise Michelle Rosenblatt (23 August 1904 in Atlantic City, New Jersey – 8 February 2005 in Arlington, Virginia) was an American university professor. She is best known as a researcher into the teaching of literature. Biography Rosenblatt was ...

, author of Literature as Exploration, noted scholar on the teaching of literature, and director of NYU's doctoral program in English Education *

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) is an American guitarist and composer. His music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention as part of the band of Miles Davis; he ...

, jazz-rock guitarist and composer *

Elena Shaddow Elena Shaddow is an American singer and actress. She is originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio.Lee Summers, actor, composer, theatre producer, and drama professor * Jacob Weinberg, pianist and composerLevin, Neil M
Biography: Jacob Weinberg 1879–1956
Milken Archive. Retrieved 29 August 2014. *

Hale Woodruff Hale Aspacio Woodruff (August 26, 1900 – September 6, 1980) was an American artist known for his murals, paintings, and prints. Early life, family and education Woodruff was born in Cairo, Illinois, on August 26, 1900. He grew up in a black fa ...

, printmaker, muralist, draftsman, painter

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