NYU Liberal Studies

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NYU Liberal Studies

News

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Jan. 29, 2026

Saylee S. Nemade (LS, Steinhardt ‘26) Receives 2026 MLK Changemaker Award
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Jan. 29, 2026

Prof. Leo Douglas' Documentary Reimagining Queen Nanny of the Maroons Wins Awards
Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano, a Black woman with glasses and her hair up, in front of a blurry background
Dec. 11, 2025

Alum Feature: Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano (LS, CAS ’17) Award-Winning Film and TV Producer

Kier Blake: A smiling Black woman wearing a turtleneck and black fedora
Dec. 10, 2025

Kier Blake (GLS '20) Named to 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 List
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Dec. 01, 2025

Jarrett James Lash (GLS ʼ22) Proudly Serving as the 14th UNA-USA Youth Observer to the UN!
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Nov. 10, 2025

Service and Social Impact Insights from Double Violet Madison McCormick (GLS ʼ16, GSAS ʼ17)

Liberal Studies Journals & Reviews

The West 4th Street Review cover

Catch up on work by LS students featured in our journals!

  • The Interdependent, journal of undergraduate research in global studies. 
  • West 4th Street Review, literary magazine of Liberal & Global Liberal Studies - 2025 edition now out! Available in print only.

Events

Friday, Feb 27 2026
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Lehman Lecture - Face Value: Exhibition Practice in the Digital Age
In-Person Event
10:00am - 1:00pm
Espacio de Culturas
53 Washington Square South
Friday, Apr 3 2026
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Student Research Colloquium featuring Marion Nestle
In-Person Event
9:30am - 1:00pm
Kimmel Center for University Life, Rosenthal Pavillion, 10th Floor
60 Washington Square S, New York, NY 10012
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Meet Our Students

Liberal Studies students and alumni make up a diverse population which defies a standard profile. They are united, however, in their intellectual curiosity, academic excellence, understanding of global perspectives, and commitment to social justice.

Britta Gigliotti
Britta Gigliotti

RJ Khalaf
RJ Khalaf

Aissatou Diallo
Aissatou Diallo

Jordan Hubbard
Jordan Hubbard

Kristina Hayhurst
Kristina Hayhurst

LS Students & Alumni