Thank you for considering a charitable donation to the Department of Performance Studies where 100% of every donation made goes directly to supporting our students. Your generosity directly impacts and funds future generations of performance studies scholars.
We are thrilled to announce the creation of two new scholarships in honor of respected members of our community, Ngūgī wa Thiong’o and José Esteban Muñoz. Ngūgī and José were beloved voices in the department, each of whom represent the highest standard of academic excellence that our students strive to achieve. Through these scholarships, we plan to continue to attract the brightest minds from around the world and invest in them and their education. Ngūgī wa Thiong’o, renowned Kenyan author, decolonial literary and social activist, and academic, inspired many young scholars during his time as a professor in the department. José Esteban Muñoz, a Cuban American academic in the fields of performance studies, visual culture, queer theory, cultural studies, and critical theory, was a beloved Chair of the department before his death in 2013.
In partnership with the Performance Studies Alumni Committee, the department is launching a campaign to fully fund and endow each of these scholarships so that they can exist in perpetuity at the school. Please join us in making a gift to these scholarships and honor their impact in the field of performance studies by funding future generations of performance studies scholars.
For more information, please contact Laura Fortes at lf65@nyu.edu or (212) 998-1620. To inquire about options for making a larger gift, please contact Alex Manges at the Tisch Office of External Affairs at alex.manges@nyu.edu or (212) 998-6928.