update for NYU Spring 2026

afeld · afeld · commit 37022eddf841 · 2026-03-19T18:18:19.000-06:00
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-term-nyu.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-term-nyu.md
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ assignees: afeld
     - [ ] Adjust dates
     - [ ] Link from Brightspace
     - [ ] Link Assignments
-  - [ ] Change Assignment dates and publish them
   - [ ] Update participation dates, from [Lecture 0-5](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/nyu/syllabus.html#schedule)
   - [ ] [Set up the Final Project](https://support.nyu.edu/esc?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0011896)
   - [ ] [Make active](https://www.nyu.edu/servicelink/KB0018486)
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.12.12
+3.12.13
diff --git a/extras/lib/school.py b/extras/lib/school.py
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ class SchoolText:
         email="alf9@nyu.edu",
         color="#57058b",
         course_name="Python Coding for Public Policy",
-        term="Fall 2025",
+        term="Spring 2026",
         lms_name="Brightspace",
-        lms_url="https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/home/477758",
-        submission_tool_url="https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/le/lessons/477758/topics/11846241",
-        discussions_url="https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/le/lessons/477758/topics/11846240",
+        lms_url="https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/home/530902",
+        submission_tool_url="https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/le/lessons/530902/topics/12575205",
+        discussions_url="https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/le/lessons/530902",
         survey_url="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZI-dMv1-AbZN1bGkfFfrTpWWas6AvIoKoYQuWoNu0uSxefQ/viewform?usp=header",
         name_tool_url="https://www.nyu.edu/students/student-information-and-resources/registration-records-and-graduation/forms-policies-procedures/pronouns-and-name-pronunciation.html#S1",
         lms_profile_pic_url="https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/18108-change-personal-settings-in-brightspace",
diff --git a/final_project.md b/final_project.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Note this is different than [submission for other assignments](assignments.md#su
    {% if id == "columbia" -%}
    1. Go to [the `Final Project` Assignment in {{lms_name}}.]({{lms_url}}/assignments)
    {% else -%}
-   1. Go to [`Content` -> `Final Project`](https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/le/lessons/477758/topics/12556022).
+   1. Go to [`Content` -> `Final Project`](https://brightspace.nyu.edu/d2l/le/lessons/530902/topics/12575212).
    {%- endif %}
    1. Submit the URL to your notebook (`https://colab.research.google.com/drive/...`).
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ruff
 jupyter-resource-usage
 
 ## packages imported directly in notebooks ##
-# .python-version should match version in Colab returned by `!python --version`. # Below, match versions in Colab returned by `!pip list` for packages where the interface may change.
+# .python-version should match version in Colab returned by `!python --version`. Below, match versions in Colab returned by `!pip list` for packages where the interface may change.
 # required for pandas' read_html()
 html5lib
 lxml
diff --git a/syllabus.md b/syllabus.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This is the syllabus for the Spring editions of the course. [Find information ab
 ## Instructor Information
 
 - **Professor:** [Aidan Feldman](https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/communities-connections/faculty/aidan-feldman), {{email}}
-- **Readers:**
+- **{{assistant_name|title}}s:**
   - Section 1: Pranav Mehta, pm3313@columbia.edu
   - Section 2: Xinran (Sara) Yang, sxy2007@columbia.edu
 - **Office Hours:**
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ This is the syllabus for the Spring editions of the course. [Find information ab
 
 - **Course Number:** [PADM-GP 4506](https://wagner.nyu.edu/education/courses/python-coding-for-public-policy)
 - **Course site:** [python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/](https://python-public-policy.afeld.me/en/{{school_slug}}/)
-- **Class Meeting Times:** Wednesdays, 10/22-12/10, 6:45-8:25pm
-- **Class Location:** Wagner, [105 E 17 St](https://maps.app.goo.gl/s96mgESm9W5eEPyUA), room 115
+- **Class Meeting Times:** Tuesdays, 3/24-5/5
+  - Section 1: 4:55pm-6:35pm
+  - Section 2: 6:45-8:25pm
+- **Class Location:** Wagner, [105 E 17 St](https://maps.app.goo.gl/s96mgESm9W5eEPyUA), room 123
 - **Prerequisites:** None
 - **Textbooks:** None
 - Students should bring a laptop to class
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ This is the syllabus for the Spring editions of the course. [Find information ab
 ## Instructor Information
 
 - **Professor:** [Aidan Feldman](https://wagner.nyu.edu/community/faculty/aidan-feldman), {{email}}
+- **{{assistant_name|title}}:** Zhiyi Zhao, zz10023@nyu.edu
 - **Office Hours:** By appointment; email the instructor
 
 {% endif -%}
@@ -123,16 +126,15 @@ By the end of the course, students will know:
 
 | Date  | Lecture             | Homework due                                               | [Late deadline](#assignment-scoring)                       |
 | ----- | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
-| 10/22 | {doc}`lecture_0`    | none                                                       |                                                            |
-| 10/29 | {doc}`lecture_1`    | [Homework 0][hw0]                                          |                                                            |
-| 11/5  | {doc}`lecture_2`    | [Homework 1][hw1]                                          | [Homework 0][hw0]                                          |
-| 11/12 | {doc}`lecture_3`    | [Homework 2][hw2]                                          | [Homework 1][hw1]                                          |
-| 11/19 | {doc}`lecture_4`    | [Homework 3][hw3] and [Final Project proposal][final_prop] | [Homework 2][hw2]                                          |
-| 11/26 | none (Thanksgiving) | none                                                       | [Homework 3][hw3] and [Final Project proposal][final_prop] |
-| 12/3  | {doc}`lecture_5`    | [Homework 4][hw4]                                          | none                                                       |
-| 12/10 | {doc}`lecture_6`    | [Final Project][final]                                     | [Homework 4][hw4]                                          |
-| 12/13 | none                | none                                                       | [Final Project][final]                                     |
-| 12/17 | [Exam][exam]        | [Final Project peer grading][final-peer]                   |                                                            |
+| 3/24  | {doc}`lecture_0`    | none                                                       |                                                            |
+| 3/31  | {doc}`lecture_1`    | [Homework 0][hw0]                                          |                                                            |
+| 4/7   | {doc}`lecture_2`    | [Homework 1][hw1]                                          | [Homework 0][hw0]                                          |
+| 4/14  | {doc}`lecture_3`    | [Homework 2][hw2]                                          | [Homework 1][hw1]                                          |
+| 4/21  | {doc}`lecture_4`    | [Homework 3][hw3] and [Final Project proposal][final_prop] | [Homework 2][hw2]                                          |
+| 4/28  | {doc}`lecture_5`    | [Homework 4][hw4]                                          | [Homework 3][hw3] and [Final Project proposal][final_prop] |
+| 5/5   | {doc}`lecture_6`    | [Final Project][final]                                     | [Homework 4][hw4]                                          |
+| 5/8   | none                | none                                                       | [Final Project][final]                                     |
+| 5/12  | [Exam][exam]        | [Final Project peer grading][final-peer]                   |                                                            |
 
 {% endif -%}
 
