After capturing a record-breaking fifth national championship this fall, the Federal Reserve Challenge Team was presented with proclamations from elected officials recognizing their incredible feat. The win, Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s fifth in the past eight competitions, makes Â鶹ֱ²¥ the winningest program in the history of the Federal Reserve College Challenge, surpassing Harvard.
The proclamations, signed by New York State Assemblymembers Deborah Glick and Yuh-Line Niou, were presented to the team at a special recognition event on Thursday, March 31, in the Bianco Room on the New York City Campus. Â鶹ֱ²¥ President Marvin Krislov, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Dean Tresmaine Grimes, PhD, and Economics Department Chair Joseph Morreale, PhD, delivered congratulatory remarks, as economics department faculty and students and Federal Reserve Challenge Team alumni gathered to celebrate the team’s legacy of success.
For Thomas Scopino ’27, a master's student in Environmental Science and Policy at Â鶹ֱ²¥'s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, an internship with the New York Public Library offered an unexpected opportunity to explore how environmental policy, energy efficiency, and urban sustainability intersect across New York City.
Through Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s unique relationship with the United Nations, students are taking their education beyond the classroom and onto the global stage, advocating for human rights, engaging with international leaders, and gaining firsthand experience in shaping conversations that can change the world.
How much freedom are we willing to sacrifice in the name of security? As facial recognition and AI-powered surveillance expand worldwide, Political Science Professor and Chair Amy Freedman, PhD, examines what the rise of digital monitoring in Southeast Asia reveals about democracy, individual rights, and the growing power of governments to watch and control their citizens.