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A Letter from the Dean
Public Offerings
NYU Stern, The Economist, and CFR.org talk global issues in the ’08 campaign; scholars and industry chiefs take the pulse of the credit crunch; how managers of hedge funds and quant funds find value; After Market Hours speakers reflect two sides of the entertainment industry; Marc Rotenberg sounds off on privacy in the Google era; and former UN Special Envoy Stephen Lewis rails at poverty and disease in Africa
Stern in the City
Developer Joe Sitt’s bold vision for Coney Island, By Jenny Owen
Ros Stephenson leads at Lehman Brothers Corporate Finance, By Rika Nazem
Going Short and Winning Big
8 questions for John Paulson
Cover Story – The Values Proposition
NYU Stern prizes a well-rounded education that teaches about business and its role in society, not just how to maximize shareholder value, By Thomas F. Cooley and Doug Guthrie
Special Feature – Building Connections
A dramatic facilities renovation brings the campus up to par with its growing reputation, By Marilyn Harris
Leading Indicators
Stern’s CEO Series: Doug Conant of Campbell Soup talks about reviving the iconic consumer food giant, and John Mack of Morgan Stanley reports on global trends in the finance industry
Prospectus
New faculty appointments, noteworthy papers, awards, and honors
Office Hours – Faculty
Research
The Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Early signs of a credit crunch were hidden, but discoverable,
By Yuliya Demyanyk and Otto Van Hemert
Does Chatter Matter?
Record industry marketers may want to tune in to the Web to spark album sales, By Vasant Dhar and Elaine Chang
Paying a Premium
The faulty assumptions consumers make that lead them to overspend on insurance, By Zur Shapira and Itzhak Venezia
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PEER TO PEER
Student Life in Washington Square and Beyond:
Doing good in Costa Rica, creating an interactive résumé, going green in Washington Square, and lending “social dollars”
Alumni Affairs
Alumni News and Events: Community-building initiatives, professional resources for alumni, the first Alumni Business Conference, and alumni in Los Angeles
Class Notes
Past Performance
Charles Waldo Haskins, accounting evangelist and Stern founder, By Marilyn Harris |