Cat Richardson

Director of Content Strategy and Development

Cat has been telling NYU stories for nearly 10 years with NYU’s University Relations and Public Affairs Office of Marketing Communications and is constantly inspired by what the people of this community make real. She’s also a proud alum of the NYU MFA program in creative writing, and runs a literary magazine in her free time. When she needs to get away from words, she does work in her neighborhood gardens and parks.

Cat has been telling NYU stories for nearly 10 years with NYU’s University Relations and Public Affairs Office of Marketing Communications and is constantly inspired by what the people of this community make real. She’s also a proud alum of the NYU MFA program in creative writing, and runs a literary magazine in her free time. When she needs to get away from words, she does work in her neighborhood gardens and parks.

A group of students and a professor talking.

Shape the Future of Business at NYU

As values shift, technology evolves, and economies expand and contract, NYU students are discovering new ways to move business forward and become the leaders we need.

Entrepreneurship Majors & Programs

An animated cat and girl from Mulan Fu’s animated film.

Film and TV Major Mulan Fu’s Animation Wins Big

Her time at Tisch gave her the freedom to explore every creative aspect of animation.

Majors & Programs Videos

People walking on the sidewalk in front of the Kimmel Center.

The Kimmel Center Is the Heart of Student Life at NYU

Your new home base has everything you need to thrive at NYU—and amazing views of New York City.

Campus Resources

Students meditating in a circle during a mindfulness workshop.

Staying Centered: Spiritual Life at NYU Starts at GCASL

The Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life at NYU offers resources that help the NYU community stay centered and be mindful of what matters.

Campus Resources Communities & Clubs Current Students

NYU student Tyson Lee Upshaw out in the city of Shanghai.

A Social Science Major Embraces Humanity

Tyson Lee Upshaw, an NYU Shanghai student from Ohio, came to college ready to explore.

Majors & Programs

Gloved hands holding a petri dish.

Chemistry at the Edge of Knowledge

Our former president is a chemist. We take it pretty seriously.

Majors & Programs Research

Students working with equipment in a physics lab.

Physics Is the Foundation of Everything

And at NYU, you’ll find advanced research, superstar faculty, and a tight-knit community.

Majors & Programs Research

Microscopic view of a “Gossypium hirsutum” (upland cotton) stem.

The Beauty of Biology

Find your niche as you discover what makes life possible.

Majors & Programs Research

A group of pride and U.S. flags hanging from a lamppost.

Quench: A Space for the NYU LGBTQ+ Community

Queer + Lunch = Quench. Come talk about the LGBTQ+ experience with people who are engaged and supportive.

Campus Resources Communities & Clubs Current Students

Three students, who are wearing purple-branded NYU shirts in support of the event, at HackNYU. Two students sit with computers in front of them and the third student stands and holds his laptop. Around them are other students who are also competing.

A Student Hackathon for a Better Tomorrow

At HackNYU, students from around the world come together to solve global challenges through technology.

Current Students

NYU’s mascot, the Bobcat, posing with their hands on their hips.

Happy Birthday, Bobcat! Our NYU Mascot Just Turned 36

The Bobcat is a Sagittarius. Now you know.

Athletics Videos

#NYUStyle, Fall 2019 Edition

Style—and some NYU pride—shine in these student looks.

Student Voices Videos