Join the Department of Performance Studies faculty and staff as we welcome our new students and welcome back our returning students! Celebrate the first full week of classes and get to know your peers in the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. cohorts.

The departments of Drama and Dramatic Writing will once again join forces for our annual 24-Hour Play Festival taking place Friday and Saturday, September 9-10! All first-year Dramatic Writing students — undergrad and grad — are welcome to participate.

FOCUS is a structured mentorship program centered around offering first-year undergraduate students who identify as first-generation college students of color the opportunity to develop relationships with the NYU Community.

First Year Queers & Allies (FYQA) gives incoming first year and transfer students to NYU the opportunity to build community with their peers.