T-Minus 6 Days: remember, the tassel goes on the right. We know you have a laundry list of things to get done before graduation mania takes over campus. Catch up on the latest happenings. This Time Next Week The countdown for commencement is now in the single digits! In just seven days, 3,263 of you [...]

So many intriguing tidbits peppered our days this week. Read ahead to catch the highlights. These…Are The Days of Our Lives Students, let us fill you in on a not-so-secret secret; life is usually better while in school. Yes, that includes finals and the three-meals-a-day of Cup Noodles. This weekend, those that came before us [...]

Gearing up for the end of the year can leave you with tunnel vision. Here’s what was in your periphery this week. Kick off your Sunday Shoes  It may be more than just the recent upturn in weather that’s put that spring in our step; for weeks now, Lang Dance students’ moves have provided inspiration [...]

With spring flowers finally beginning to bloom, and winter coats hesitantly placed towards the back of closets, you may have missed out on what fellow New Schoolers were up to. Fear not, we’ve got you covered in this latest round of weekly roundups. Jenna is a Girl’s (and boy’s!) Best Friend Murmurings that J.Crew was [...]

Starting today, alumni of Eugene Lang College have a chance to help change their alma mater for the better. Lang is looking to hear from its graduates from all years and is asking them to take part in a substantive survey about their experiences there: what worked, what didn’t, and how to make Lang the [...]

Mary Jo White is known for being tough. She has prosecuted accused mobsters, terrorists, and even Donald Trump. Last week, the Senate confirmed the former US Attorney and New School for Social Research alumna as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon nominating her in January, President Obama commented, “You don’t want [...]

New School professor Aristide R. Zolberg, one of the world’s leading voices on the politics, history, and ethics of immigration, has died at the age of 81. Zolberg served as Walter A. Eberstadt Professor of Politics and University in Exile Professor Emeritus at The New School for Social Research. A distinguished political scientist and a [...]

New School alumnus Karl Ramos has had quite a busy year. Not only is he teaching 22 different English courses per week and administering a writing and advanced level speaking class, but he’s also running a new media club—all in Turkey. Ramos spent the 2012-2013 academic year as a Fulbright Scholar in an English Teaching [...]

Smallest class sizes, most international student body, too many top-ranked academic programs to name—The New School’s no stranger to being named the best.  Now is our chance to add another trophy to our (virtual) mantle: the redesigned www.newschool.edu has been nominated for the 2013 Webby Award’s General Website: School/University category, and you can vote for [...]

When the United Nations wanted to look at the impact of grassroots activism by the world’s youth, they naturally turned to a New School alumna. “Modern Youthquake: A Generation’s Impact” is the official title of the thirty-seventh UNIS-UN Conference, held in the United Nations General Assembly Hall in early March and organized by the United [...]