The Arts and Science Emerging Leaders Academy (ASELA) is a year-long program aimed at developing the leadership potential of faculty in NYU Arts and Science. This intensive program develops individual leadership goals as well as skills and capacity for decision making, community building, program development and management. Participants think through effective strategies for moving programs and people forward. They reflect on and develop strategies for meeting their next big challenge. And they make connections across Arts and Science.
Meet the ASELA cohorts
ASELA cohorts are chosen from across Arts & Science via a competitive application process.
The 2022-23 cohort: Emily Balcetis (Psychology), Stephen Gross (CEMS and History), Stephanie Lee (Chemistry), Esteban Mazzoni (Biology), Gwyneth McClendon (Politics), Prita Meier (Art History and IFA), Jordana Mendelson (KJCC and Spanish and Portuguese), Dylon Robbins (CLACS and Spanish and Portuguese).
The 2021-22 cohort: Daniela Buccella (Chemistry), Lucas Champollion (Linguistics), Sevinc Ercan (Biology), Jacob Faber (Sociology), Alex Jassen (Hebrew and Judaic Studies), Ann Morning (Sociology), Jaime Oliver de La Rosa (Music), Chirstine Vogel (Biology).
The inaugural 2020-2021 ASELA cohort: Jasna Brujic (Physics), Brigid Cohen (Music), Pat Egan (Politics), Jay Garcia (Comparative Literature), David Gresham (Biology), Tessa West (Psychology), Scott Williams (Anthropology), Wendy Lee (English).
Interested in joining ASELA in a future year?
Applications are due no later than March 28th, 2022 by 5pm Eastern Time. Support and chairs’ letters are due no later than April 1st, 2022 by 5pm Eastern Time. Please see the ASELA FAQ page for more information.
ASELA summer reading
Over the summer the ASELA cohort is reading these four leadership books:
- Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams
- The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh
- The College Administrators Survival Guide by C.K. Gunsalus
- An Inclusive Academy: Achieving Diversity and Excellence by Abigail Stewart and Virginia Valian
2021-2022 ASELA workshops
ASELA 2021-22 cohort meets the inaugural cohort May 7, 2021, participates in a remote (online) workshop on May 24, 2021 and continues with 8 Friday sessions during the academic year. The 3-hour Friday workshops (10am - 1pm) are in Fall 2021: 9/24, 10/22, 11/19, 12/10 and Spring 2022: 2/4 3/4, 4/1 and 5/6. Public health allowing, some sessions will be in-person.
Have questions?
Please contact facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu with additional questions.