NYU SPS In the News

NYU SPS in the News

The NYU School of Professional Studies is a widely respected provider of higher education centered on real-world learning. Its programs and curricula span a broad range of industries, including real estate, hospitality and tourism, global affairs, global sport, publishing, integrated marketing, project management, executive coaching, human capital analytics and technology, translation, and professional writing.

Its faculty members are renowned experts in their respective fields. Members of local, national, and global print, digital, broadcast, and other media often call upon them to provide commentary on timely news topics.

Highlighted below is a sampling of recent articles and interviews in which our faculty members have been involved.

March 2024

In NY, Women's Hockey League Looks To Link Love For The Game With Long-Term Business Success, The Gothamist, March 29, 2024 - Bri Newland (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

Brighton Beach, 'Little Secret' Next Door To Coney Island, Remains Developer Enigma, Bisnow, March 28, 2024 - Zair Cheema (Schack Institute of Real Estate)

Baltimore Bridge Collapse To Bring Chaos To Trade And Traffic,  Fox Business, March 26, 2024 - Chloe Domrovsky (Center for Global Affairs)

Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, March 26, 2024 - Jennifer Trahan (Center for Global Affairs)

Redefining an Earned Content “Win”, PR Week, March 21, 2024 - Kathleen Rennie (Division of Programs in Business/Integrated Marketing and Communications)

Does a “Trophy” Building Classification Help Boost Leasing Numbers?, Propmodo, March 21, 2024 - Brian Schwagerl (Schack Institute of Real Estate)

Tips to Learn New Skills and Boost Your Income, AARP Work & Jobs, March 20, 2024 - Dean Angie Kamath

Lessons in REIT Investing With NYU Real Estate Students, Institutional Real Estate/Real Assets Advisor Podcast, March 12, 2024 - Scott Robinson (Schack Institute of Real Estate)

Choice's Failed Quest For Wyndham Could Not Overcome Hotel Owners' Resistance, Travel Weekly, March 15, 2024 - Nicolas Graf (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

The Transformative Impact of Applied Learning, Illumination Podcast by Modern Campus, March 8, 2024 - Doug Harrison (Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies)

Top Economist Gary Shilling Predicts a ‘Considerable Revival’ in Housing Activity-But It’s Going To Take 3 or 4 Years To Unfreeze The Housing Market, Fortune/Yahoo! Finance, March 5, 2024 - Marc Norman (Schack Institute)


February 2024

How Loyalty Programs Became Hotel Companies’ Most Powerful Brand, HOTELS, February 23, 2024 - Bjorn Hanson (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Why Some Travelers Are Skipping The US: ‘You Guys Are Not Afraid Of This?’, USA Today, February 21, 2024 - Chris Ankersen (Center for Global Affairs)

Is A Master’s In Financial Planning The Right Fit?, Rethinking65, February 19, 2024 - Colin Slabach (Division of Programs in Business)

Layoffs Fueled More By Efficiency, Not Overhiring: Professor, Yahoo! Finance Live, February 12, 2024 - Anna Tavis (Division of Programs in Business)

Global Tourism Sees Strong Recovery, CGTN, February 11, 2024 - Richie Karaburun (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Sports Betting Commercial Blitz May Be Slowing Down - But Gambling Industry Keeps Growing, USA Today, February 9, 2024 - Daniel Kelly (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

After A Wave Of Industry Layoffs, Careers In Esports Are Looking Less Viable Than Ever, Digiday, February 7, 2024 - Jason Chung (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

What Orioles’ $1.725 Billion Ownership Change Brings To Camden Yards and Baltimore, Forbes, February 4, 2024 - Lee Igel (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

Cautious Optimism at NMHC Apartment Strategies, Multi-Housing News, February 1, 2024 - Marc Norman (Schack Institute for Global Sport)

Joe Biden’s Limits On LNG Exports Won’t Help The Climate, The Economist, February 1, 2024 - Amy Myers Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

Opinion: The US Is Picking The Worst Time To Retreat As An Energy Power, Barron’s/MarketWatch, February 1, 2024 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)


January 2024

Forget Runways, NBA Players Use Game-Day Tunnels To Strut Latest Styles And Score New Fans, The Global and Mail, January 26, 2024 - Brandon Brown (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

French Revolution: Victor Wembanyama, The 2024 Olympics And The ‘Huge Boom’ That Could Be Coming, CBSSports.com, January 24, 2024 - Lindsay Sarah Kransoff (Tisch Insitute for Global Sport)

Airport Technologies Cleared For Takeoff at CES, 2024, Airport Industry News, January 16, 2024 - Richie Karaburun (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

There’s No City Like New York. Is That Enough For Hotel Investors?, HOTELS, January 15, 2024 - Sean Hennessey (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

America’s Gas Bonanza Brings Biden New Political Dilemmas, The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2024 - Amy Myers Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

Stop The Finger-Pointing, Democrats. You’re In The Grip of Big Oil, Newsweek, January 10, 2024 - Michael Shank (Center for Global Affairs)

How ESG Has Reshaped The Rules and Practices of Responsible Investing, Fast Company, January 3, 2024 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)

Are We Seeing The Slow Decline Of The Travel Selfie?, BBC, January 2, 2024 - Anna Abelson (Tisch Center of Hospitality)


December 2023

An Inside Look At The Canadian Effort To Create World Basketball Day, The Toronto Star, December 20, 2023 - David Hollander (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

2023 Talent Trends That Will Follow Us Into 2024, Fortune/Yahoo! Finance, December 18, 2023 - Anna Tavis (Division of Programs in Business/Human Capital Management)

Former Paris Saint-Germain Coach Christophe Galtier’s Trial Forces French Soccer To Face Racism Reckoning, CNN, December 15, 2023 - Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

Could ‘Carbon Passports’ That Limit How Much We Travel Be In Our Future?, Business Insider/Yahoo! News, December 13, 2023 - Anna Abelson (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Gas Prices For US Consumers Reach Two-Year Low As Holiday Travel Season Approaches, International Business Travel, December 13, 2023 - Amy Myers Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

Ohtani Breaks Contract Record With $700 Million Dodgers Deal, Bloomberg, December 9, 2023 - Vince Gennaro (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

NYC Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and School Chancellor David Banks On Strengthening Workforce Development Post COVID-19, City & State New York, December 6, 2023 - Dean Angie Kamath

Surging US Oil Production Brings Down Prices and Raises Climate Fears, New York Times, December 1, 2023 - Amy Myers Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)


November 2023

Oil Companies Can't Be Wished Out of Climate Change Plans at COP28, MarketWatch/Barron's, November 30, 2023 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)

Biden Must Provide Bold Leadership On Climate Change. The World Is Watching, The Hill, November 30, 2023 - Michael Shank (Center for Global Affairs)

Could the Taliban Join the UN? They'll Need to End Their 'Gender Apartheid' System, PassBlue, November 25, 2023 - Anne Marie Goetz (Center for Global Affairs)

You're Not Imagining It. Everyone's Vacationing Like a VIP, Business Insider, November 19, 2023 - Anna Abelson (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Rio de Janeiro: A Test for the Intelligence of Smart Cities, The Global and Mail/Report on Business, November 18, 2023 - Christopher Gaffney (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Housing Migrants Brought Steady Revenue to New York City Hotels, Pushing Renovations Down the Line, CoStar/Hotel News Now, November 15, 2023 - Sean Hennessey (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Welcome to Hochatown, the Town Created by Airbnb, The New York Times, November 10, 2023 - Bjorn Hanson (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

WeWork Just Filed For Bankruptcy, WIRED Magazine, November 6, 2023 - Manish Srivastava (Schack Institute)

What Do Rudy Giuliani and Savannah Guthrie Have in Common? They (and Others) Have Had to Slash The Asking Prices for Their High-End NYC Digs, New York Daily News, November 4, 2023 - Tim Savage (Schack Institute of Real Estate)

Yankees Hire Analytics Company As Offseason Examination Continues, The Athletic,  November 2, 2023 - Vince Gennaro (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)


October 2023

The Tourism Free-For-All Is Over, Business Insider, October 28, 2023 - Anna Abelson (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Kim Ng Deserved Better From The Miami Marlins, Sports Business Journal, October 26, 2023 - Daniel Kelly (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

What Families Want When Traveling in 2024, TravelPulse, October 26, 2023 - Anna Abelson (Tisch Center of Hospitality )

Victor Wembanyama’s Debut Isn’t the First Time France Has Made NBA History, Time Making History, October 25, 2023 - Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

Why Exxon and Chevron are doubling down on fossil fuel energy with big acquisitions, CNBC, October 25, 2023 - Amy Myers Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

New York City's Crackdown on Short-Term Rentals Might Not Be a Boon for Hotels, Hotel News Now Podcast, October 23, 2023 - Sean Hennessey (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Iceland Is The Latest Destination To Add a Tourist Tax - But How Effective Will It Be?, Condé Nast Traveler, October 13, 2023 - Christopher Gaffney (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

2023 Power Players in Education, Politics NY, October 11, 2023 - Dean Angie Kamath

US In 'Tough Position' As Multiple Wars Erupt: Expert, Reuters/Yahoo News, October 9, 2023 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs )

Steve Cohen’s Mets Flop While Orioles Win With New Breed of Moneyball, BNN Bloomberg, October 4, 2023 - Vine Gennaro (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

Using Renewable Energy To Help Rebuild In Ukraine, The Hill, October 4, 2023 - Michael Shank (Center for Global Affairs)

Amending the Kampala Amendments: A Proposal to Harmonize the ICC’s Jurisdiction,  Opinio Juris, October 2, 2023 - Jennifer Trahan (Center for Global Affairs)


September 2023

Vetting Vendors: Top Tips for Evaluating Performance, Commercial Property Executive, September 27, 2023 - Zair Cheema (Schack Institute of Real Estate)

Big Hotel Brands Leading The Charge For Electric Vehicle Stations, Travel Weekly, September 26, 2024 - Nicholas Graf (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

The Energy Gang Live from NYU: An Expert Analysis On The Energy Transition Landscape (Podcast), The Energy Gang, September 22, 2023 - Amy Myers Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

Saudi Arabia, Russia Oil Cuts Could Impact US Interest Rates, CBS News, September 7, 2023 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)

US’s Hardest-Hit Hotel Market Primed For A Comeback, The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2023 - Sean Hennessey (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Big Tech Restaurant Vendor Toast To Replace CEO After Fee Outrage Caused By ‘Breach of Ethical Leadership,’ Fox News Digital-FOX Business, September 14, 2023 - Charles Dorn (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Why Are CEOs Still So Intent On Taking Worker Attendance?, BBC Worklife, September 10, 2023 - Anna Tavis (DPB/Human Capital Management)

Hospitality Schools Launch Next Wave of Tech-Ready Meeting Planners, Smart Meetings, September 6, 2023 - Nicholas Graf and Richie Karaburun (Tisch Center of Hospitality)


August 2023

United Nations Adopts Resolution To Make December 21 ‘World Basketball Day,’ Sporting News, August 29, 2023 - David Hollander (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

The US Is Limiting Tech Investment In China. Clean Energy Could Take A Hit, Barron’s Energy & Policy Commentary, August 28, 2023 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)

Helio Fred Garcia: Ethics & Crisis Communications, Shaping Opinion, August 28, 2023 - Helio Fred Garcia (Division of Programs in Business/Integrated Marketing & Communications)

Can NYC’s Office-to-Multifamily Plan Ease The Affordability Crisis?, Multi-Family Housing News, August 27, 2023 - Matthew Kwatinetz (Schack Institute of Real Estate)

New York Is About To Crack Down On Short-Term Rentals. Here’s What Travelers Should Know, USA Today, August 25, 2023 - Sean Hennessey (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Kathryn Metcalfe Leaving CVS To Serve As Visiting Professor at NYU, PRovoke Media, August 21, 2023 - Kathryn Metcalfe (Division of Programs in Business/Integrated Marketing & Communications)

Can There Possibly Be Too Much Sports Coverage?, Inside Hook, August 9, 2023 - Daniel Kelly (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

The Heat: Climate Crisis, CGTN America, August 5, 2023 - Michael Shank (Center for Global Affairs)


July 2023

The Future of Travel Is On The Industry’s Mind Today. And the ‘Hotel of Tomorrow’ Is Closer Than You’d Think, The Boston Globe, July 27, 2023 - Vanja Bogicevic (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Bob Iger Has Become Enemy No. 1 As Other Media Bosses Dodge Hollywood’s Wrath And PR Experts Say It’s A Cautionary Tale In CEO Communication, Fortune (subscription), July 27, 2023 - Stephanie Mattera (DPB/MS in PR and Corporate Communication)

‘A Real Sense of Chaos Ensued’: Is It Time To Embrace The Corporate Ladder?, BBC Worklife, July 25, 2023 - Anna Tavis (DPB/Human Capital Management)

The Five Things Keeping Us From Going All-Electric, The Wall Street Journal - Journal Report: Energy (subscription) - July 23, 2023 - Amy Meyers-Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

US Gains As Russia ‘Loses Energy Battle,’ Financial Times - July 19, 2023 - Amy Meyers-Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

Why Doesn’t Airbnb Have A Loyalty Program Like Everyone Else? The Wall Street Journal - July 19, 2023 - Nicolas Graf (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Why So Many Indian CEOs Are Running US Tech Companies, Handelsblatt, July 14, 2023 - Dean Angie Kamath

With Player Stylists and Gucci Collabs, MLB Eyes A Fresh Look With Younger Fans, Associated Press, July 11, 2023 - Brandon Brown (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

The Reality of Big Tech’s ‘Fake Work’ Problem, Business Insider, July 10, 2023 - Anna Tavis (DPB/Human Capital Management)

Despite Battle Over Politics, Florida Tourism Rolls On, The New York Times, July 9, 2023 - Nicolas Graf (Tisch Center of Hospitality)


June 2023

Energy Markets Barely Blinked at Russia’s Mutiny. Summer Surprises May Await, Barron’s/MarketWatch, June 28, 2023 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)

New Yorkers Rally Behind Mayor Adams’ Vision for NYC’s Talent And Workforce, Harlem World, June 21, 2023 - Dean Angie Kamath

Almost Half of Hotel CFOs See RevPAR Growth From ADR and Occupancy, Says Survey, Business Travel News, June 26, 2023 - Bruno Eeckels and Sean Hennessey (Tisch Center)

Trends in Single-Family BTR Communities, Multi-Housing News, June 15, 2023 - Tim Savage (Schack)

Why Self-Storage Is Turning Into Hot Property, The Economist, June 15, 2023 - Stephanie Wright (Schack)

CRE Expects A Rate Hike Pause. Here’s What It Means, Commercial Property Executive, June 12, 2023 - Scott Robinson (Schack)

How San Francisco Translated Its 300-Page Climate Plan Into Tangible Actions For Residents, Fast Company, June 12, 2023 - Michael Shank (Center for Global Affairs)

What HR Needs To Learn From Big Tech’s Brutal Layoffs, Raconteur/Times of London, June 9, 2023 - Dean Angie Kamath

Connecting People to Israel Through The Power of Sports, The Jerusalem Post, June 6, 2023 - Lee Igel (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

From Franchises To Frosted Flakes, Shaquille O’Neal Has Changed What It Means To Be A Retired Athlete, LA Times, June 1, 2023 - Brandon Brown (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)


May 2023

Experts Weign In On Rumored Choice Acquisition of Wyndham: “I think it’s a long Shot,” Hotel Dive, May 25, 2023 - Sean Hennessey (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

NYU’s Kissane on the G-7 Summit, Bloomberg TV, May 21, 2023 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)

The Celtics Need A Miracle. In Italy, There’s A Shrine For That, Boston Globe, May 25, 2023 - David Hollander (Tisch Institute for Global Sport)

Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate, CRE Thought Leaders Podcast, May 22, 2023 - Tim Savage (Schack)

NYU’s Kissane on the G-7 Summit, Bloomberg TV, May 21, 2023 - Carolyn Kissane (Center for Global Affairs)

US Foreign Affairs Committee Supports Resolution On Special Tribunal For Russia, Yahoo News/KYIV Independent, May 22, 2023 - Jennifer Trahan (Center for Global Affairs)

Hotelbeds and NYU Collaborate, Hotel Business, May 16, 2033 - Richie Karaburun (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

Public and Private Sector Must Merge Funds to Fight Climate Change, Says Sheikha Shamma, The National, May 10, 2023 -WPS Sidhu (Center of Global Affairs)

Artificial Intelligence’s Potential Impact on the Commercial Real Estate Industry, UrbanLand, May 5, 2023 - Tim Savage (Schack)

Hotel Booking Is A Post-Truth Nightmare, The Atlantic, May 1, 2023 - Richie Karaburun (Tisch Center of Hospitality)
 


April 2023

Inside Amazon’s Litt-Known Slack Channel for Performance Improvement, INSIDER, April 28, 2023 - Anna Tavis (DPB/Human Capital Management)

Violations Found From Collapsed Parking Garage in Manhattan, Expert Says, Spectrum News 1, April 21, 2023 - Richard Lambeck (Schack)

The Energy Gang Live from NYU’s 2040 Now Event, Energy Gang Podcast, April 21, 2023 - Amy Meyers-Jaffe (Center for Global Affairs)

Profit Flow Through - Why Is It Vastly Superior to Department Profit?, 4Hoteliers, April 21, 2023 - Lakshmi Soundararajan (Tisch Center of Hospitality)

NYU REIT Panelists Discuss Tech, Trends and Hard Truths, Multi-Housing News, April 20, 2023 - Scott Robinson (Schack)

NYU Launches First Student-Led REIT Fund To Provide ‘Experiential Learning’, Bisnow, April 19, 2023 - Scott Robinson (Schack)

ULI Roundtable Discusses Innovative Financing Strategies for Affordable Housing, Urban Land Magazine, April 19, 2023 - Matthew Kwatinetz (Schack)

The Ripple Effect of Modern Learner Consumerism on Higher Education, The Evollution: A Modern Campus Illumination Podcast, April 13, 2023 - Dean Angie Kamath
 


March 2023

Biden Flip-Flops On Climate With Willow Project Approval, Global Finance Magazine, March 29, 2023 – Carolyn Kissane

Are BetBots About To Disrupt The Sports Wagering Ecosystem?, SportsHandle.com, March 29, 2023 – Jarrod Barnes

State Dept. Proposes Joint Tribunal to Try Russian Leaders, New York Times, March 28, 2023 – Jennifer Trahan

International Exclusive: NYU Announces a Successor to Yale’s Professional Publishing Course, Publishing Perspectives, March 27, 2023 - Andrea Chambers

Tech CEOs Increasingly Admire Elon Musk’s Harsh Leadership Style, But They Should Actually Take Cues from Apple’s Tim Cook, Business Insider, March 27, 2023 - Anna Tavis

How Big Companies Choose Who Is Laid Off, The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2023 - Anna Tavis

Say Goodbye to Daily Hotel Room Cleaning, New York Times, March 24, 2023 – Bjorn Hanson

The Unsettling Truth About Trump’s First Great Victory, New York Times, March 22, 2023 – John Kane

Signature, SVB and First Republic CRE loan books' fates remain opaque, Real Estate Capital USA, March 21, 2023 – Marc Norman

A 2nd round of layoffs at Meta and Amazon shows companies are taking back their power — and they may not stop there, Business Insider, March 21, 2023 – Angie Kamath

Will Recent Bank Failures Impact the Next Interest Rate Hike?, Commercial Property Executive, March 21, 22023 – Scott Robinson

Break Even Analysis and the Seasonality Crunch, 4 Hoteliers, March 16, 2023 - Lakshmi Narasimhan Soundararajan
 


February 2023

3 questions answered on the Ukraine war’s impact on energy , E&E News, February 22, 2023 – Amy Myers Jaffe

Q&A: NYU professor and author David Hollander on book 'How Basketball Can Save the World', NBA.com, February 22, 2023 – David Hollander

Calls grow for tribunal for Russia's ‘Crime of Aggression’, Voice of America, February 21, 2023 – Jennifer Trahan

Office buildings could evade energy upgrades via ‘giant loophole’ in NYC’s climate law, environmentalists warn, City Limits, February 21, 2023 – Stuart Brodsky

How valuable is SMU actually to the Pac-12′s pursuit of a digital media deal?, The Dallas Morning News, February, 20, 2023 – David Hollander

Goodbye anti-bias training! DEI teams axed in ‘diversity’ RECKONING, Daily Mail, February 17, 2023 – Angie Kamath

The war in Ukraine hasn't left Europe freezing in the dark, but it has caused energy crises in unexpected places, Yahoo! News, February 17, 2023 – Amy Myers Jaffe

The toll of layoff anxiety, BBC, February 9, 2023 – Anna Tavis
 


January 2023

Does the metaverse need burritos? Chipotle went on Roblox to find out, Observer, January 24, 2023 – Angie Kamath

The fierce life and sudden death of America’s strongest woman, The New York Times, January 23, 2023 – Lee Igel

Why BMW is cutting ties with esports in 2023, Digiday, January 13, 2023 – Jason Chung

What to watch for in NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2023 State of the State, Gothamist, January 10, 2023 – Marc Norman

Hudson Valley housing prices exploded in 2020. What happens now?, Times Union, January 9, 2023 – Marc Norman