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We're honored to celebrate the posthumous work of doctoral student Naomi Angel on Nov 14.

Join Marita Sturken, Faye Ginsburg, Jamie Berthe, Eugenia Kisin, Dylan Robinson + family and friends for this special book launch.

RSVP: https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/events/fragments-truth-residential-schools-and-challenge-reconciliation-canada

Fragments of Truth was published in October by Duke University Press https://www.dukeupress.edu/fragments-of-truth

We're lucky to have you in the major, Corey!

“One of my biggest goals as far as being at NYU is being able to make sure that people that look like me that come after me can be as comfortable, if not more comfortable, than I was at this point in time,” says Corey Baron (Steinhardt ’24), a sophomore studying NYU Steinhardt Media, Culture, and Communication (MCC).

As part of his effort to get involved and help others find welcoming spaces, Corey became a student assistant last summer for NYU’s Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP), a pre-college enrichment program that assists students of color and economically disadvantaged students pursuing STEM fields.

He also joined the Steinhardt Black Society as the undergraduate chair in the Fall 2021 semester. In this role, Corey works to provide communal spaces and events for Black students to connect, enjoy recreational activities such as movie nights, and share their experiences.

Corey knows firsthand that choosing a path for college can take time. In high school, he first considered pursuing a sociology degree before stumbling across something on an NYU website that changed his mind.

“When I read the description for MCC, it included all of the elements of what I wanted in a major,” he says. “Media seemed to be a way for me to do anything that I really enjoy doing, because I enjoy writing, I enjoy music, I enjoy film, and I think that in media, I can navigate all those avenues while being in one place.”

As a first-year student with a desire to share his perspectives with a broad audience, Corey connected with a classmate who was starting up a pop culture magazine called Chronic! Since its establishment, Corey has written for the magazine about topics including Black fashion designers and the politics and racial dynamics of the Grammy Awards. Chronic! is just one of several creative outlets for Corey, who also writes poetry in his spare time and is currently taking a poetry seminar. He isn’t yet sure of what he wants to do after graduation in two years, but he knows that creating work that excites people will be part of it.

“Since I've been in MCC and Steinhardt and I've met the people, I know that it's the right place for me because Steinhardt really cares about human beings,” says Corey, reflecting on an academic home that has also provided him with a special sense of community. “I can say that about the staff, and I can say that about the faculty and the students. I think Steinhardt people really just care about people, and you can see that in the community and in the way that people treat each other.”

📷 MCC MA students taking a well deserved pause in the Sasaki garden on the last day of Prof Helga Tawil-Souri’s core seminar.

Congrats to all MCC students for completing classes + good luck on your exams! ✨✨

On the International Day Of Persons With Disabilities, we are honored to welcome author, filmmaker, arts consultant and activist Simi Linton to MCC as a Visiting Scholar for the next 2 years.

Linton will be directing, along with MCC Professor Mara Mills, the project Proclaiming Disability Arts. Funded with a grant from the Ford Foundation, the initiate aims to reshape disability in the cultural imagination.

Read about their work : https://buff.ly/3pEJNCr
Interested in pursuing this topic? Consider the MCC minor in Disability Studies: https://buff.ly/3G5SwUH

Image Description: Simi Linton, a white woman, with reddish hair and black cats eye glasses, is seated in a power wheelchair in a garden. She is wearing a purple jacket, beaded metallic necklace, and long multi-colored scarf. She is smiling.
Image Credit: Allison Lucas

Proud of the work of MCC alum Janerick Holmes.

Read our profile here: https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/news/racial-justice-advocate-and-nyu-alum-what-keeps-him-hopeful-about-future

We are so very proud of Professor Nicole Fleetwood for being named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow!

"Fleetwood is demonstrating that art and imagery produced and used by incarcerated individuals is a critically important form of human expression, and her work sheds new light on the toll the criminal justice system in the United States takes on human lives." — MacArthur Foundation

Nicole Fleetwood Elucidating the cultural and aesthetic significance of visual art created by incarcerated people.

Distinguished Thesis Award recipient Christopher Porras's biggest aha moment came in Professor Kelli Moore's Race and Media class: "Kelli’s class helped me situate and contextualize several aspects of my thesis, and I enjoyed the thought-provoking conversations that she facilitated in class." Professor Moore described Chris as "a student who also contributes brilliantly and generously to classroom discussion while also working a full-time job" - an impressive feat!

Congratulations, Chris!

"This degree has allowed me the opportunity to discuss, explore, and research disability--a subject I am deeply passionate about--in a way I never had the opportunity to before," writes Cheyenne Leonard, Barbara Hom Memorial Scholarship Recipient & MCC MA Class of 2021 graduate. "My thesis centers on disability ... the Barbara Haum Memorial Scholarship will allow me to carry out a project post-grad that was inspired by my own disability."

Cheyenne has published a number of digital journalism articles this year related to disability and media while simultaneously working on her thesis and we couldn't be prouder of what she's achieved thus far. We're looking forward to watching her continue to make an impact on the community and can't wait to see what she achieves next!

During the next few weeks, we will be honoring a handful of our graduating MCC students and are excited to start our series with Rachel Kuo, MCC PhD & Outstanding Teaching Award recipient! ⁠⁠

"It was really incredible to see the work of the Sanctuary Syllabus (publicbooks.org/sanctuary-syllabus) become realized into an actual course taught by over 28 people across departments," Rachel tell us. "Being in community with the A/P/A Institute at NYU has been so live --- giving as well --- that has nurtured friendships and mentorships. Both MCC and A/P/A have modeled so much for me what it means to build a supportive space that also pushes at institutional and disciplinary boundaries."⁠⁠

We are incredibly inspired by Rachel's commitment and commend her for all of her hard work and achievements during her time at MCC. Congratulations, Rachel!

Our Master's Program info session this Thursday 1/7 will answer all your application questions. Join us for this webinar!

RSVP > https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/events/mcc-ma-degree-winter-info-session