Anika Pratt, Assistant Vice President, and Graham Long, Senior Associate, Communications and Outreach

“Way, way out — at the edge of the universe — there’s a little planet called Novus.” So began the New York Fed’s return to publishing comic books to promote economic literacy, especially among students from middle school through college.

Marisa Casellas-Barnes, Associate Director, Communications and Outreach

Just as economists strive to identify the latest, most accurate data and trends, so too do economics and business professors at colleges and universities. After the 2008 financial crisis and recession and the increased interest they elicited, the New York Fed realized that an opportunity existed to partner with higher education to foster a greater understanding of the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, and the financial system.