Natalie Osherow Kahn-Lipsett (CAS ’42) recognizes the debt she owes NYU for the scholarship she received as a young wartime refugee. She has set aside a major place for NYU in her estate plan, providing a generous legacy of scholarships for future generations of students.

Natalie's family fled Europe just a few days prior to Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939. Shortly after settling in Brooklyn, Natalie was offered a scholarship at NYU's Washington Square College. Taking advantage of the expertise she acquired in language and literature, Natalie began teaching Russian and German to the budding engineers and scientists at Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn, and she remained at Poly through her entire academic career. While teaching at Poly, Natalie earned her master’s degree in language education at NYU's Steinhardt School and qualified for a doctorate in comparative literature.

"I am delighted and proud to be a member of both the NYU and NYU-Poly families. These two institutions have always been remarkable and exciting places for teaching and learning, and their new relationship will add to their academic strength. Through my legacy, I am happy to make it possible for future students to obtain the educational advantages that I received from NYU."

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