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Application Deadline for the 2013 Democracy & Diversity Institute in Wroclaw, Poland Extended to Friday, April 5, 2013

The Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS) is pleased to announce that it will hold its 22nd annual Democracy & Diversity Institute at The New School summer campus in Wroclaw, Poland from July 10 to 26, 2013. Widely admired as an intimate international forum for lively but rigorous debate on critical issues of democratic life, [...]

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Parsons Green Supply Center Presents Earth Week 2013 Design Competition

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LEED GA Prep Course Offered at The New School this Spring

We are happy to announce that our own EPSM student Lee Beckman will be teaching a LEED Green Associate (GA) exam preparation course this spring. LEED GA is the first step to becoming a LEED AP (Accredited Professional). The GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute) created the Green Associate to provide further knowledge on the underlying [...]

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New School Students Work to Reduce Landfill Waste

Waste reduction is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. According to onearth, New York City spends over $1 million a day sending waste to landfills. After the transformation of Freshkills landfill into a park, NYC began exporting its waste to other states. This piles transportation costs on top of standard “tipping fees” that are paid for trucks to dump their [...]

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Discount Student Memberships for Professional Orgs

Did you know that The New School is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) as well as the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)?   Students, faculty, and staff have access to members-only resources such as webinars, discounts on conferences, publications and LEED credential examinations. Contact sustainability@newschool.edu for online access [...]

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Sign Up For Corbin Hill Farm’s Winter Share

  Now is the time to sign-up for Corbin Hill Farm’s Winter Share!   * Corbin Hill Farm was established by residents of Harlem, with the goal of growing vegetables for residents of Harlem and the Bronx. It is located upstate in Schoharie County, near Albany. * We are bringing fresh produce to Harlem and the Bronx all [...]

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Become a New School Compost Advocate

  Interested in getting paid to act as a Compost Advocate on campus for spring semester?  $200 for 20 hours, with a potential follow-up internship opportunity with Facilities at TNS. The project has already been approved by TNS’s  Green Fund. If interested complete this very brief 10 sec survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XPTRDZX

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Executive Officer, UGEC

Job Title: Executive Officer, UGEC Classification: Academic Associate Location: Tempe Campus Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular College/Division: Global Institute of Sustainability Scope of Search: Open to Public Grant Funded Position This is a grant funded position. Continuation is contingent on future grant funding. Posted Rate of Pay: $58,000 – $64,000 annually; DOE Duties and Responsibilities [...]

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Audio Technician / Podcast Editor Sought For Project

The Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management (EPSM) program at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy is looking for a student to record and edit audio at the final presentations of its class Global Urban Environmental Policy. The project will encompass the following:   Live audio recording of class presentations on two [...]

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UN Internship

Details: POVERTY, MDGS AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INTERN Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Application Deadline : 25-Mar-12 Additional Category Millennium Development Goals Type of Contract : Internship Post Level : Intern Languages Required : English, Spanish Duration of Initial Contract : 6 to 12 weeks Expected Duration of Assignment : May and September [...]

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