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New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York.Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, [13] NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin [14] as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine was founded in 1841 as the Medical College of New York University, [3] with an inaugural class of 239 students. [4] Among the college's six original faculty members were renowned surgeon Valentine Mott and John Revere, son of patriot Paul Revere. [5]
The school was officially renamed New York University in 1896. Clinton Hall, situated in New York's bustling and noisy commercial district, would only be NYU's home for a few years, as administrators searched uptown for a more suitable and permanent academic environment. For example, the administrators looked towards bucolic Greenwich Village.
The Free University of New York (FUNY) was an educational social enterprise initiated by Allen Krebs, his wife Sharon Krebs, and James Mellen in July 1965. [2]
The School of the Arts at New York University was founded on August 17, 1965, to provide conservatory training in theater and film in the context of a research university. [7] The school created additional departments such as dance, theatre design, and cinema studies within a few years. [8]
Following is a partial list of notable faculty (either past, present or visiting) of New York University.As of 2014, among NYU's past and present faculty, there are at least 159 Guggenheim Fellows, over 7 Lasker Award winners, and more than 200 are currently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The New York University College of Arts & Science (CAS) is the primary liberal arts college of New York University (NYU).The school is located near Gould Plaza next to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the Stern School of Business, adjoining Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village.
Joe Gow (born 1960) (attended West Chester University before transferring to New York University, later transferring to Penn State University, from where he graduated) — American academic, musician, pornographic actor, and university administrator, noted for being fired as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in December 2023 ...