NYU Kevorkian Center

Interested in combining technology, project-based learning, and culturally responsive teaching practices? That's exactly what DJ does in his classroom! To learn more about our teachers, visit our Spring Institute website: buff.ly/mcBzkyr

Meet DJ Djamaliddinov, our teacher spotlight from the 2026 Spring Institute, “Global Learning in Local Places: Teaching Mass Politics, Migration, and Partitions." DJ teaches Social Studies and Computer Science at Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers.

We’re so proud of our students who participated in the Threesis Academic Challenge! Watch Kevorkian Center students Leen Amin (MA '27) and Jasmine Khelil (MA '26) reflect on taking on the challenge of presenting their master's thesis in just 3 minutes. buff.ly/5gEtUSJ

Congrats to graduating NYU Kevorkian Center MA student Aryana Rostami for her outstanding thesis titled, "Iranian Revolution Solidarity Materials, Rewinding the Cassette: Sharare-haye Aftab (1978-79)." We are excited to see where your future leads.

@WSHS_NYC Did you miss this event? Watch the recordings on our Youtube channel now! “Beyond Al-Qalam: Literary Rebellion and Visual Abstraction in Little Syria:” buff.ly/HzrtMfW “Writers of al-Qalam: The Literary Heritage of New York’s Little Syria:” buff.ly/S9iLhT0

Thank you to all who participated in & attended this engaging symposium, “Beyond Al-Qalam: Literary Rebellion and Visual Abstraction in Little Syria” on May 2, 2026. A special thank you to our panelists & moderators & to organizer, @WSHS_NYC.

Congrats to graduating NYU Kevorkian Center MA student Kendall Dorland for her outstanding thesis titled, "Confronting Time, Writing Apocalypse: Khaḍramah poetics in the elegies of al-Khansāʾ." We are excited to see where your future endeavors lead.

To learn more about our teachers, visit our Spring Institute website: buff.ly/mcBzkyr

Meet Nancy Lewandowski, our teacher spotlight from the 2026 Spring Institute, “Global Learning in Local Places: Teaching Mass Politics, Migration, and Partitions." She is a 9th/10th grade ENL & global studies teacher at the International High School at Lafayette. Welcome, Nancy!

@visualizingpal Thank you to the sponsors: @APAInstitute, @CLACS_NYU, Department of Art and Art Professions, Department of English, @mccNYU, @NYUGallatin, Middle East and Islamic Studies Department, @NYUFJPalestine, and @IRNYU.

@visualizingpal We hope the students who participated in the semester-long practitioner residency, along with everyone who joined us for the event, left with new insights into the power of research, design, and storytelling as tools for advocacy, public engagement, and collective learning.

Thank you to our Spring 2026 Practitioner in Residence, @visualizingpal, and to all who attended the incredibly engaging “Data Storytelling in Practice” panel discussion and exhibition on April 30, 2026.

Congrats to graduating NYU Kevorkian Center MA student Samee Ahmad for his outstanding thesis titled, "The Death and Decay of Jain Mandir: Urban Ruin, Bureaucracy, & the Archive in Lahore, Pakistan, 1947-2022." We are excited to see where your research, & future endeavors lead.

Thank you to our panelists, Zahra Hankir (@ZahraHankir), Afeef Nessouli (@AfeefNess), and Mohamad Bazzi (@BazziNYU) & to all who attended this enlightening conversation, “Lebanon in Focus: A Panel Discussion” on April 23, 2026. A special thank you to our co-organizer, @AMEJA.

Congrats to graduating NYU Kevorkian Center MA student Amaya Dickson for her outstanding thesis titled, "Between Borders: Refugee Rights & Precarity Across Host Nations." We are proud of all you’ve accomplished & look forward to seeing where your work & future take you next.

The event is brought to you by: APA, CLACS, Department of Art & Art Professions, Department of English, MCC, Gallatin Human Rights Initiative, Middle East &Islamic Studies Department, @nyufsjp.bsky.social, and Program in International Relations

We hope the students who participated in the semester-long practitioner residency, along with everyone who joined us for the event, left with new insights into the power of research, design, and storytelling as tools for advocacy, public engagement, and collective learning.

Thank you to our Spring 2026 Practitioner in Residence, Visualizing Palestine, and to all who attended the incredibly engaging “Data Storytelling in Practice” panel discussion and exhibition on April 30, 2026.

We’re so grateful for our graduate assistants! Your commitment, diligence, and behind-the-scenes work makes everything we do possible. We’d also like to extend special appreciation to our second-year team, Zainab and Vera, for their leadership this year. Have a great summer!

Congratulations to our 2026 MA graduates! We are incredibly proud of you and can't wait to see the impact you'll make. As you move forward, we hope you always think of the Kevorkian Center and its faculty and staff as a resource!