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State, City Leaders Outline Maternal Health Priorities

State, City Legislative Leaders Outline Maternal Health Priorities At Breakfast Discussion Hosted by the NYU McSilver Institute

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‘Beyond Books’ Discussion Explores Library-Based Social Work

Libraries around the nation are evolving to serve their communities in new ways. This May 6 virtual event explores library-based social work.

NYU McSilver Institute Announces 2024 Fellows-in-Residence

Award-winning public official and soft power strategist Penny Abeywardena and nationally recognized education innovator Jeffrey Ginsburg join returning fellows NEW YORK – Government leader and international affairs expert Penny Abeywardena, and Jeffrey Ginsburg, who is the incoming President & CEO of Volunteers of America Greater New York in March, are joining the McSilver Institute of […]

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September 19, 2024

McSilver Executive Director Contributes Op-Ed for NY Amsterdam News

NYU McSilver Executive Director Rose Pierre-Louis penned an op-ed for the New York Amsterdam News about toxic rhetoric in today’s political discourse and on social media that is causing real harms to the Haitian-American community.

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April 16, 2024

Pierre-Louis and Maldonado: New York has to combat fare evasion

Fare and toll evasion is an existential issue for the region’s transit, but new tools could help the Metropolitan Transportation Authority turn the tide, all while shifting away from the criminalization of poverty. This week, the New York Daily News published an op-ed, authored by McSilver Executive Director Rose Pierre-Louis and attorney Roger Maldonado, that […]

April 12, 2024

Cathy Nonas: New York needs to adopt a soda tax

McSilver Fellow-in-Residence Cathy Nonas authored an op-ed in the New York Daily News. Nonas discusses the value to New York City and New York State of revisiting a tax on sugary drinks. What’s changed since past efforts to pass a ‘soda tax’ failed? New research is available, and in the interim other cities have not […]

January 5, 2024

Rep. Espaillat and Pierre-Louis outline “regional strategy for ethical AI”

At the start of what will surely be a banner year for artificial intelligence (AI) systems, McSilver Executive Director Rose Pierre-Louis and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat co-authored an op-ed in the New York Daily News reflecting on challenges already encountered in the quest for more ethical and equitable AI systems and offering novel legislative solutions […]