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Nate Silver to Speak at The New School’s 77th Commencement
Nate Silver, author of The New York Times’ FiveThirtyEight blog and the recent bestseller The Signal and The Noise, will address graduates and guests at The New School’s 77th commencement exercises. New School President David E. Van Zandt will lead the ceremony, which will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan [...]
Will Milberg Named Dean of The New School for Social Research
“Will’s 22 years of service at The New School for Social Research is testament to his abiding belief in the division’s crucial role of advancing cutting-edge social science study in our university and in the global academic community,” said New School President David E. Van Zandt.
The New School to Honor Daniel R. Tishman for Sustainability Leadership
The New School presents its LaGuardia Award to Daniel R. Tishman, Chairman and CEO of Tishman Construction and Vice Chairman of AECOM, for his leadership in sustainable building, education, and urban planning.
The New School Tops U.S. News List for International Undergraduates
For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report’s ”Best Colleges” edition has recognized The New School as the nation’s leading university for international undergraduates. The magazine’s rankings, which are released today, also name the legendary progressive university one of the official “Best Colleges of 2013.”
High Line Co-Founder Robert Hammond Addresses New School Graduates
Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Friends of the High Line addressed graduates today at The New School’s 76th commencement exercises. New School president David E. Van Zandt presided over the ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
The New School Celebrates the University Center’s Topping Out
Leaders and Trustees of The New School, professionals from AECOM’s Tishman Construction Corporation construction-management practice, and hundreds of construction tradespeople celebrated the “topping out” of the University Center, marking the completion of vertical construction.
The New School Announces Robert Hammond as 2012 Commencement Speaker
NEW YORK (April 16, 2012) – The New School has announced that Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Friends of the High Line, will address graduates at its 76th commencement exercises. New School President David E. Van Zandt, will preside over the May 18 ceremony, which will be held at the Jacob K. Javits [...]
Top U.S. and Global Academic Leader to Discuss “The Future of Higher Education”
As the national discussion on the path and purpose of our universities intensifies, The New School’s Center for Public Scholarship will convene some of the nation’s top academic visionaries to chart out a road for The Future of Higher Education, (Dec. 8 and 9) the university’s 26th Social Research conference.
The Social Innovators Speakers Series Presents “Engaging Communities for Change”
While knowing, understanding, engaging and empowering communities are critical elements of social innovation, too often socially oriented initiatives employ a top-down process where outsiders enter communities to fix, problems the way they see fit. New School for Public Engagement Executive Dean David Scobey will moderate a panel discussion featuring five social innovators whose work illustrates [...]
