Kelly McHugh-Stewart

Assistant Director of Content Strategy and Development

Kelly McHugh-Stewart is Assistant Director of Content Strategy and Development for NYU’s University Relations and Public Affairs Office of Marketing Communications. Through her writing, she seeks out and enjoys telling stories that help people understand the world through a new lens. Kelly holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications from Kansas State University. Her reporting and personal essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, CNN Opinion, and Sports Illustrated, among others.

Kelly McHugh-Stewart is Assistant Director of Content Strategy and Development for NYU’s University Relations and Public Affairs Office of Marketing Communications. Through her writing, she seeks out and enjoys telling stories that help people understand the world through a new lens. Kelly holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications from Kansas State University. Her reporting and personal essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, CNN Opinion, and Sports Illustrated, among others.

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