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Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Access @ Wagner // April 2024
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Check out this month's Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Access (IDBEA) Newsletter. Please join us in celebrating history, community, and work towards service and action as we highlight the continued IDBEA work at Wagner.
If you or someone you know from the Wagner community is making an impact in these areas, we would love to hear from you and showcase your efforts. Please email wagner.activities@nyu.edu to share your story.
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Assistant Director, Student Activities & Engagement
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| STUDENT LIFE PRE-COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATIONS
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In addition to university-wide Commencement and school graduation ceremonies, NYU Student Life Pre-Commencement Celebrations provide an intimate setting that allows students to celebrate their achievements and the cultural communities to which they feel a sense of belonging, and, as part of the interconnected NYU community, each ceremony is open to all students. Celebrations include the Black Student Celebration, the LGBTQ+ Student Celebration, and many more. These ceremonies are still being planned, check the website for more updates to come.
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| NYU FEMALE FOUNDERS FELLOWSHIP
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The NYU Female Founders Fellowship is an award-winning initiative that provides a community for entrepreneurs at NYU who are committed to advancing gender equity in entrepreneurship. Upon graduation, Fellows are also invited to apply for student loan alleviation grants of up to $30,000. May 13, 2024 is the application deadline. You can also attend upcoming info sessions and learn more about the fellowship.
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NYU in Dialogue is a new series of events designed to grow our capacity to listen, to learn, to value different perspectives, and to flourish with conversations led from renowned speakers. This month's line up of speakers includes:
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Book Talk with Sylvia Morse: Zoned Out! Race, Displacement and City Planning in New York CityWednesday, April 3, 5:30pm
Join the Urban Planning Student Association (UPSA) for a book talk with Sylvia Morse and a discussion on ways the city can reform policy to address inequalities.
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CMEP 35th Anniversary CelebrationTuesday, April 16, 6:00pmJoin the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP) to commemorate the Center's 35th Anniversary. The Evening will feature special guests and performances.
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The 2024 Military Ball at NYUThursday, April 18, 6:00pm
Join the NYU Military Alliance to celebrate our veteran and military-connected community.
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Stonewall Inn Happy HourFriday, April 19, 6:00pm
Join the Stonewall Policy Alliance (SPA) for a happy hour at the historic Stonewall Inn.
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Latinx Voters and the 2024 Presidential ElectionThursday, April 25, 6:00pmNYU Wagner's Domingo Morel will moderate a panel of Latinx politics experts that will discuss the importance of the 2024 presidential election for Latinx communities.
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More Wagner EventsApril 2024
See upcoming events from NYU Wagner including gatherings and conversations.
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More NYU EventsApril 2024
Discover events with NYU's LGBTQ+ Center, the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, and more around the University.
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| ALUMNI AND STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
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Quemuel Arroyo(MPA 2020)
NYU Wagner Alumnus Quemuel Arroyo has been recognized with a New York State legislative resolution for contributions to New Yorkers as a Dominican-American advocate for the disability community.
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(MPA 2025)
Bryan Matthew, who is Vice Chair of the Black Student Association (BSA), has been honored as one of this year's distinguished scholarship recipients by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA).
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Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008-2022Coryn Grange MPA (2021), NYU Wagner Alum Kevin Morris MUP (2019), NYU Wagner Alum
Two Wagner Alumni have co-authored a report revealing the growing racial turnout gap in elections for the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Questions? Let us know if you have suggestions for this newsletter as well as any questions or concerns about inclusion, diversity, belonging, equity, and access (IDBEA) at Wagner by writing to us at wagner.activities@nyu.edu.
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