People
Lena Scheen: Understanding China Through Its Fiction
Since the COVID-19 outbreak last winter, Scheen has been staying with her…
Roommates: Mao Jiayi ’22 and Farheen Foad ’22
Farheen Foad ’22 and Mao Jiayi ’22 reminisce on roommate life.
A Life Lived in Dialogue: Chancellor Tong Shijun
“Of all the awards I have been given, I am most proud of this title – Best…
Yu Lizhong: A Founding Chancellor for Our Times
“It’s not important that people remember me.... It is much more important to…
Amy DeCillis '20: Bridging Cultures and Building Shanghai Dreams
"I realized I was learning so much more outside the classroom in Shanghai…
Graduate Student Spotlight: James Yang Zhi, M.A. ’20
James Yang Zhi, M.A. ‘20 founded his own English education company while…
Graduate Student Spotlight: Jiyoung Kim, M.S. ’20
This summer, Kim takes up a new job as a global supply management analyst for…
Alexander Bogdanowicz '20: Everything Is an Opening, a Shattering of Expectations
“I would choose the word ‘open’ to summarize my four years at NYU Shanghai.”
Guan ChengHe: Reimagining Cities with Big Data
Professor Guan ChengHe in the park in front of the Academic Building to discuss…
Audrey Samuel '20: A Global Citizen Finding Ways to Give Back
"I’ve built a connection with these places and want to find a way to give…
A Two-Month Race: Supplying the Frontlines of a Pandemic
When she graduated as part of the first class of NYU Shanghai graduates in May…
Tim Wu Guangyu '20: From Century Avenue to Huaihua City to the UN
After discovering his true passions—for data science, and for tackling…