# Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (commonly referred to as NYU Steinhardt) is the education school of New York University. The school was founded as the School of Pedagogy in 1890. Prior to 2001, it was known as the NYU School of Education.
Located on NYU's founding campus in Greenwich Village, 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, the New York College of Music, which was an American conservatory of music originally founded in 1878 and located in Manhattan, 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. 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 educational equity 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

* Gloria Allred, attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases
* Wilfred Conwell Bain, music educator and university administrator known for revitalizing both the University of North Texas College of Music as dean from 1938 to 1947 and the Jacobs School of Music as dean from 1947 to 1973
* Elmer Bernstein, composer and conductor known for over 150 original film scores including The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, Thoroughly Modern Millie, True Grit, Ghostbusters, and Three Amigos
* Alessandra Biaggi, politician and current senator for the 34th District of the New York State Senate
* Judy Blume, writer of children's, young adult and adult fiction
* Cy Coleman, composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist who composed the musicals Sweet Charity, Barnum, and City of Angels
* Shefali Razdan Duggal, Indian-American political activist and diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to the Netherlands in the Biden Administration
* Dorothy Height, civil rights and women's rights activist who was president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years
* Arielle Jacobs, singer and actress best known for portraying Imelda Marcos in the original Broadway cast of Here Lies Love. She also performed as Nina Rosario in the US Tour and Broadway productions of In the Heights and as Princess Jasmine in Broadway's Aladdin
* Jay Armstrong Johnson, actor, singer, and dancer, known for starring roles on Broadway in musicals like Parade, On the Town, and The Phantom of the Opera and for playing the title role in New York City Opera's 2017 production of Candide
* Burt Lancaster, Academy Award-winning actor
* Lauv, singer, songwriter, and record producer
* Barry Manilow, Grammy Award-winning pop singer and songwriter
* Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-winning teacher and writer known for 1996 memoir Angela's Ashes
* Ruthie Ann Miles, Tony Award-winning actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre and television, with work including The King and I, The Americans, and the 2017 revival of Sunday in the Park with George
* Velmanette Montgomery, Democratic politician who was a member of the New York State Senate from 1985 to 2020
* Paul Scheer, SAG Award-winning actor, comedian, writer, and director
* Martin Scorsese, award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter
* John Patrick Shanley, playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his play Doubt, of which he also directed a film adaptation
* Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophonist and composer who has won 11 Grammy Awards
* A Great Big World–consisting of members Ian Axel and Chad King–singer-songwriter duo, known for the hit song "Say Something"
* Rachel Griffin Accurso, YouTuber and educator known online as Ms. Rachel
* Sal Albanese (born 1949), politician
* Marv Albert, sportscaster
* Blake Allen, composer and musician
* Gloria Allred (born 1941), civil rights lawyer
* Wilfred Conwell Bain, music educator and administrator known for revitalizing to national prominence both the University of North Texas College of Music as dean from 1938 to 1947 and the Jacobs School of Music as dean from 1947 to 1973
* Joy Bauer (born 1963), nutritionist
* Romare Bearden, artist
* Ib Benoh, artist
* Rose Levy Beranbaum, nutritionist, author
* Elmer Bernstein, composer well known for over 150 film scores (as New York College of Music)
* Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
* Ross Bleckner, artist
* Judy Blume (born 1938), author
* Carol Bove (born 1971), artist
* Rustica Carpio, actress, writer, and scholar
* Herbert Chilstrom, religious leader, who served as the first Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
* Cy Coleman (1929-2004), composer (as New York College of Music)
* Betty Comden, lyricist, playwright, actress
* Adelaide Hawley Cumming, vaudeville performer, radio host, television star and living trademark "Betty Crocker"
* C. C. DeVille (born 1962), guitarist
* Stefanie DeLeo, author and playwright
* Eric Dever, fine artist, painter
* Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, writer and chair, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
* Katrina Rose Dideriksen, actress and singer known for touring with Hairspray and for competing on The Voice
* Monica Dogra, actress and musician
* Emira D'Spain, Emirati-American model, social media influencer, and magazine director
* Shefali Razdan Duggal, an Indian-American political activist and diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to the Netherlands in the Biden Administration
* Mary Beth Edelson, artist
* Claire Fagin, nurse, academic, educator
* Vernice Ferguson, nurse, medical director
* Steven Feifke, jazz pianist, composer, orchestrator, and arranger
* Jack Fina, bandleader, songwriter, and pianist (as New York College of Music)
* Margaret Anne Florence, actress, singer, and model
* William Gaines, founder and publisher, Mad Magazine
* Nolan Gasser, composer, pianist, and musicologist
* Albert Glinsky, composer and author
* Ann Grifalconi, author, illustrator
* Jerry Gonzalez, jazz trumpeter and percussionist (as New York College of Music)
* Happy Hairston, professional basketball player
* Daniel M. Hausman, philosopher
* Dorothy Height, social activist
* Loyce Houlton, dancer, choreographer, dance pedagogue, and arts administrator
* Delores G. Kelley, American politician from Maryland
* Amy Kohn, composer, lyricist, singer, pianist and accordionist
* Teresa Patterson Hughes, California State Senator
* Arielle Jacobs, singer and actress of musical theatre
* Robert Jarvik, developer of the artificial heart
* Jay Armstrong Johnson, actor, singer, and dancer known for Broadway musical theatre
* Susan Kare, graphic designer
* William Loren Katz, teacher, historian, and author of 40 books on African-American history
* Lucy Kelston, operatic soprano (as New York College of Music)
* Jerome Kern, composer of musical theatre and popular music known for classics as "Ol' Man River" (as New York College of Music)
* Kevin Kern, Broadway actor
* Burt Lancaster (1913-1994), actor
* Lauv, singer, songwriter, and record producer
* Emily Lazar, mastering engineer and the founder and president of The Lodge, an audio mastering facility that has operated in New York City's Greenwich Village since 1997
* Tania León, conductor, composer
* Daniel Lind-Ramos, painter and sculptor
* Enoch Light, music technologist, composer
* Sheila Lukins, cook and food writer most famous as the co-author of The Silver Palate series of cookbooks and The New Basics Cookbook
* Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer at Sterling Sound
* Annie B. Martin, labor and civil rights activist
* Barry Manilow, pop singer and songwriter (as New York College of Music)
* Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the US
* Frank McCourt (1930-2009), author
* Miles McMillan, artist
* Ruthie Ann Miles, Tony Award-winning actress known for roles in musical theatre and television
* Marvin Miller, executive director, Major League Baseball Players Association
* Velmanette Montgomery, politician
* Bruce Morrow, radio host
* Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, nurse, academic, UN representative to UNICEF
* Needlz, Grammy Award-winning record producer and songwriter
* Jules Olitski (1922-2007), artist
* Gemma Peacocke, composer
* Lenny Pickett, American saxophonist and musical director for the Saturday Night Live band
* Pearl Primus, dancer and choreographer
* Joya Powell, dancer, Bessie Award winning choreographer, and educator
* Joseph Reagle, Wikipedia scholar
* Cornelius L. Reid, author and vocal pedagogue specializing in the bel canto technique (as New York College of Music)
* Ian Riccaboni, sports broadcaster, host of Ring of Honor
* Will Roland, actor
* Kendra Ross, singer-songwriter, record producer, music business executive, and community organizer
* Tyley Ross, voice educator, vocologist, and Grammy nominated recording artist of East Village Opera Company
* Charlotte Ronson, fashion designer
* Hafiz Sahar, Editor-in-Chief of national newspaper in Afghanistan (1970s), Fulbright Scholar
* Martin Scorsese, multi award-winning filmmaker
* Paul Scheer, SAG Award-winning actor, comedian, writer, and director
* Matthew Sklar, composer for musical theatre, television, and film
* John Patrick Shanley, Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright, and director
* Elena Shaddow, Broadway and Off-Broadway actress and singer
* Joel Shapiro, sculptor
* Wayne Shorter, jazz musician and composer
* Tillotama Shome, award-winning Indian film actress
* Marilyn Singer (born 1948), author
* Alan Silva, jazz double bassist and keyboardist (as New York College of Music)
* 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, classically trained pianist and pioneer of free jazz (as New York College of Music)
* Dara Taylor, 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

* Harolyn Blackwell
* Nicole Fleetwood
* Alexander Gemignani
* Charlton McIlwain
* Diane Ravitch
* Louise Rosenblatt
* John Scofield
* Lee Summers
Steinhardt's notable faculty include and have included:
* Mark Adamo, composer and librettist known for his opera Little Women.
* Arjun Appadurai, anthropologist, globalization theorist, media scholar, Goddard Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication
* Richard Arum, sociologist of education
* Amy Bentley, food studies professor
* Harolyn Blackwell, operatic soprano
* Roscoe Brown, education professor, one of the Tuskegee Airmen
* Meg Bussert, actress, singer, music theatre professor
* Nicole Fleetwood, art curator, author, and James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication
* Alexander Gemignani, Broadway actor, tenor, musician, and conductor.
* Ed Goodgold, music industry executive, writer, known for coining the term "trivia"
* Eduardus Halim, pianist, professor, inaugural holder of the Sascha Gorodnitzki Chair in Piano Studies at NYU
* Martha Hill, dance instructor and director of NYU's Dance Education program
* James Weldon Johnson, author, civil rights activist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, diplomat
* Charlton McIlwain, author, civil rights activist
* Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies, author, blogger
* Jeanne L. Noble, educator, government administrator, author, television producer
* Janice Pendarvis, singer, songwriter, voiceover artist, and vocal coach
* Neil Postman, education reformer, humanist, social visionary, author, media critic, and creator of the NYU's Department of Media Ecology
* Lenny Pickett, musical director for the Saturday Night Live band and MPAP faculty member at NYU Steinhardt
* Diane Ravitch, historian of education, educational policy analyst, research professor, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education
* Louise Rosenblatt, author of Literature as Exploration, noted scholar on the teaching of literature, and director of NYU's doctoral program in English Education
* John Scofield, jazz-rock guitarist and composer
* Elena Shaddow, music theater performer and vocal coach
* Lee Summers, actor, composer, theatre producer, and drama professor
* Jacob Weinberg, pianist and composer
* Hale Woodruff, printmaker, muralist, draftsman, painter