News
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University Seeks to Begin Contract Negotiations with SHENS in May and with SENS in the Summer
Earlier this month, the university notified SHENS-UAW Local 7902, the union representing our Student Health Employees, that we are ready to begin contract negotiations. Starting now will provide both parties […]
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Strong Tentative Agreement Reached with American Federation of Musicians — Local 802
A Message from Sonya Williams, Vice President for Human Resources We are extremely pleased to announce that The New School has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the American […]
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Part-Time Faculty Union Members Ratify Strong New Contract
We are pleased to share that a strong, fair, five-year contract was ratified today by The New School’s part-time faculty union members, with 97% approval. This new contract increases compensation […]
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ACT-UAW Local 7902 Delays Vote on Tentative Agreement
A Message from Dr. Dwight A. McBride, President and University Professor To The New School Community, On December 10th, The New School and ACT-UAW Local 7902 reached a ground-breaking tentative […]
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A Message From President McBride
As winter break gets underway, I want to thank our community and acknowledge your resilience over the last few months. My heartfelt appreciation goes out to our staff and faculty, […]
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Changes to Work Certification Plans
A Message from Tokumbo Shobowale, Executive Vice President for Business and Operations and Sonya Williams, Vice President for Human Resources With a tentative contract agreement in place between the university […]
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A Joint Statement from ACT-UAW Local 7902 and The New School
We are extremely pleased to announce that ACT-UAW Local 7902 and The New School have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement. This is a strong, fair, five-year contract that increases […]
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Progress Towards an Agreement for Our Part-Time Faculty
A Message from Dr. Dwight A. McBride, President and University Professor Despite numerous and significant improvements made by The New School in its offer, the ACT-UAW Local 7902 bargaining team […]
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Significant Movement on Contract Offer for Part-Time Faculty
A Message from Dr. Dwight A. McBride, President and University Professor To The New School Community: We are at an extraordinary moment for our university. Our students are, and always […]
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ACT-UAW–Part-Time Faculty Successor Contract Negotiations Update: Mediation Session 5
Extensive Union and University Mediation this Week – Mediation to Continue at 2:30pm This Afternoon The New School and Local 7902 met with a federal mediator for the fifth time […]
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An Update on Negotiations with ACT-UAW Local 7902
A Message from Dr. Dwight A, McBride, President and University Professor; Dr. Renée T. White, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; and Tokumbo Shobowale, Executive Vice President for […]
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Update on Contract Negotiations with ACT-UAW Local 7902
A message from Dr. Dwight A. McBride, President and University Professor With part-time faculty on strike, students have had their classes and schedules disrupted now for nearly three weeks. The […]
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ACT-UAW–Part-Time Faculty Successor Contract Negotiations Update: Mediation Session 3
The New School and Local 7902 met with the federal mediator for a third day on December 4, 2022. The mediation session began at 2:00pm and concluded at approximately 6:00 […]
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Addressing an Unapproved Message Regarding Hiring Plans
A message from Tokumbo Shobowale, Executive Vice President for Business and Operations As negotiations with our part-time faculty union continue, I wanted to take a moment to address an email […]
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ACT-UAW–Part-Time Faculty Successor Contract Negotiations Update: Mediation Session 2
The New School and Local 7902 met with the federal mediator for a second day on December 2, 2022. The mediation session began at 9:00 am and concluded shortly after […]
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ACT-UAW–Part-Time Faculty Successor Contract Negotiations Update: Mediation Session 1
On the afternoon of December 1, The New School and Local 7902 met for their first session with a mediator. We are pleased that the union affirmed its willingness to […]
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Next Steps on a New Agreement for Our Part-Time Faculty
A message from Dr. Dwight A. McBride, President and University Professor As you may have heard, members of our part-time faculty, represented by ACT-UAW Local 7902, have voted against the […]
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Our Financial Realities
A message from Tokumbo Shobowale, Executive Vice President for Business and Operations To The New School Community, I’m writing to share more broadly information about the realities of the university’s […]
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Finding A Way Forward
A message from Dr. Renée T. White, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Our university is at a crossroads. We have faced a period of tumult and discord […]
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A Message from President Dwight A. McBride: A Critical Moment for The New School
I want to address where we are with our part-time faculty union negotiations, the current strike, and the future of the university. This is not a situation any of us […]
