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New Challenge: hear the finalists give their pitch for social and environmental change

Hello New School!  Are you interested in social innovation? RSVP for two upcoming events hosted by New Challenge, The New School’s student social innovation competition.  Hear New Challenge finalists pitch their ideas on March 8th, and then celebrate the winners with a panel of thought leaders who are shaping new contexts for social innovation on March 13th.  [...]

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Writing workshop for instructors

The University Learning Center has announced a workshop for anyone who is leading a course involving writing: Dear Faculty, The University Learning Center is pleased to announce an upcoming workshop for New School faculty: Teaching Academic Writing:  Wednesday, February 20th at 2pm University Learning Center – 71 5th Ave (next to Pier 1), 9th floor If you [...]

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Failures: 2013 Graduate Anthropology Conference CFP

Call for Participants (Deadline extended – 2/26/13)   Call for Participants The New School for Social Research 2013 Graduate Anthropology Conference: “Failures” Friday, April 12, 2013 The Theme: “Failures” Whether imagined, lived or witnessed, most if not all of us know something of what it is to fail. Our machines and tools wear out, becoming trash and [...]

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Race and Representation: A Black History Month Film Series

In honor of Black History Month, the office of Social Justice Initiatives will be hosting a lunchtime film series on the subject of race and representation. We invite you all to join us for the screenings and hope that you will participate in the guided discussions that will be led by the SJI Research Assistants. [...]

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Time Management Workshop

Effective time management is a key not only to academic and professional success but to your enjoyment of the writing process. Learn practical strategies that will help you better plan and budget your time, overcome procrastination, and feel in control of your written work.  The final 30-minutes of this 90-minute workshop will include an interactive [...]

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Social Justice Mixer & “Where Should the Birds Fly” Screening

From the Social Justice Committee: Welcome Back Social Justice Allies! We hope that all of you had a restful and restorative break. Things in the office of Social Justice Initiatives are off to a busy start. This Thursday (Jan 31), we’ll be tabling at Winter Warm Up and reaching out to folks who might not [...]

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Ice skating and snowboarding in January

Embrace the cold and all the outdoor events it brings. New School Recreation & Intramural Sports is offering some free and student-priced ice skating and snowboarding. You can check out the details here.

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Art, death, and beef

A book about America’s slaughterhouses might not seem like a source of inspiration for interdisciplinary performance art, but  New School Professor Timothy Pachirat’s book  Every Twelve Seconds is exactly that for Harrison Atelier, a New York City based design collective that creates interdisciplinary works in architecture, performance, and installation.   Running February 7th through the 10th at The Invisible Dog Performing Art [...]

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Undoing Racism Workshop: application deadline approaching

From the Social Justice Committee: Applications are out for the Undoing Racism Workshop! If you wan to participate, you need to fill it out ASAP. It doesn’t take long and spots will fill up quickly! ———- Are You Challenged by How to Deal with Race Issues in Your Practice, Institution or in the Classroom? Are [...]

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Giving: Caring for the Needs of Strangers

The New School’s Center for Public Scholarship presents the 28th Social Research conference on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 6, 7, and 8, 2012 at John Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NYC. Join us for a three-day, public conference where scholars, policy makers, and philanthropists will examine the religious and philosophical grounds for giving, [...]

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