Initiatives

Goal 1

Prepare our most vulnerable students and graduates of 2020-2023 for security and success in the post-pandemic economy

  • NYU Creative Careers Campaign New York University

    NYU’s Creative Careers Campaign is a comprehensive effort to connect students in arts-based majors to opportunities to leverage their talents in a range of growing industries from technology to healthcare and education. At a moment when traditional pathways into creative careers have been interrupted by the pandemic, this program will expose students to adjacent career opportunities that enable them to both thrive and contribute as artists while earning a living. Ultimately, this initiative will benefit both students and employers who seek diverse and creative talent for jobs of the future.

Goal 2

Support and partner with our communities and government in an inclusive recovery through and after COVID-19, focusing on displaced workers, adult learners, PK-12 systems, economic development, community health and COVID-19 support

  • Expansion of America Reads/America Counts and Jumpstart at NYU Expansion New York University

    To help narrow the pandemic-driven achievement gap in New York City public schools, NYU will expand its ongoing America Reads/America Counts and Jumpstart programs (already the largest in the nation) to include a wider geographic area of public schools and additional targeted services. 

    For 24 years, NYU has operated an extensive America Reads/America Counts initiative, most recently linking 850 NYU student tutors with public school children at 72 New York City public schools throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn each academic year. Through the Jumpstart national early education organization, NYU students support preschool children in low-income neighborhoods to develop the language and literacy skills they need to be ready for kindergarten