Inc. Shares NYU Award Acceptance Speech

Inc. in September 2024 published an abridged version of Don Katz’s acceptance speech for his alumni award from New York University, in which he shared how the school helped him to forge his own path in media and storytelling. Below is an excerpt from the speech, and the full piece can be found here.

I have noted many times the too-often-underestimated impact of a great teacher on the course and character of a life. The most dedicated and talented teachers are rarely remembered with their names on buildings, but they can and often do stay alive in the minds of their students after they are gone.