May | 2016 | The New School News

Investors Take a Bite Out of Alum-Designed Edible Cups on ‘Shark Tank’

May 27, 2016

Leigh Ann Tucker and Chelsea Briganti, BFA Product Design ’10 stepped onto the Shark Tank stage, took a deep breath, and pitched their product: what at first appeared to be a simple translucent cup. Then, they ate it. The product, Tucker and ... read more

Parsons Collaborates with University of Westminster on Parallel Cities Workshop

May 26, 2016

How do scenes of everyday life in New York and London speak to larger trends affecting the future of large cities? How can designers address the “zombie urbanism” of gentrification and the reckless flow of global capital? These questions, among ... read more

Former Jazz Student Adam Wakefield Wins Runner-Up Spot on The Voice

May 25, 2016

If you’ve been watching the current season of The Voice, you may have taken notice of a long-haired, bearded country crooner whose soulful renditions of such hits as “Bring It on Home to Me” and “Tennessee Whiskey” brought the house ... read more

Milano Student Alexander Bryden Tackles Climate Change in NASPAA Simulation

May 23, 2016

Earlier this year, hundreds of public policy and public affairs masters students from across the planet gathered to confront one of the most pressing issues facing the planet: global climate change. Among them was Alexander Bryden, a New School student ... read more

Most Memorable Words from The New School’s Six Commencement Speakers

May 20, 2016

Boldly breaking with an age-old collegiate tradition, The New School this year presented not one, but six celebrated and inspirational figures to speak at its 80th commencement exercises: Actress Laverne Cox, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, Black Lives Matter activist DeRay ... read more

Parsons Student Elysia Belilove Awarded the Angelo Donghia Foundation Senior Scholarship

May 18, 2016

Elysia Belilove, BFA Interior Design ’16, has been awarded the prestigious Angelo Donghia Foundation scholarship for her project, Kin Steps, a design for a hostel and co-working space. The national award includes a $30,000 scholarship that will fund Belilove’s final ... read more

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Investors Take a Bite Out of Alum-Designed Edible Cups on ‘Shark Tank’

Parsons Collaborates with University of Westminster on Parallel Cities Workshop

Former Jazz Student Adam Wakefield Wins Runner-Up Spot on The Voice

Milano Student Alexander Bryden Tackles Climate Change in NASPAA Simulation

Parsons Student Elysia Belilove Awarded the Angelo Donghia Foundation Senior Scholarship

Matthew Freedman, MFA Poetry ’03, Awarded Fulbright Distinguished Teaching Honor in Finland

Linda Briceño, Jazz ‘18 and Arts Management and Entrepreneurship ‘19, Wins Latin Grammy for Producer of the Year

New School Alumni Figure Prominently on Forbes 2019 ’30 Under 30′

Beirut Born Visual Artist Helene Kazan Brings Her Inspirational Work to The New School

The College of Performing Arts Inaugurates the Philip Glass Institute

WHAT IS THE THE STATUS OF NEW YORK’S RAISE THE AGE LAW AND IS IT WHAT REFORMERS INTENDED?

CRADLE TO GRAVE: ECONOMIC SECURITY

Students Learn About Disaster Preparedness at Earth Manual Project Exhibit

The New School Hosts Reimagining Justice: NYC Without Rikers

Contemporary Dance Masters the Steps of Becoming a Major at Eugene Lang

Kim Jenkins, Parsons Faculty and Alum, Is Addressing Race in the Fashion Industry

Sigrid Nunez, Creative Writing Faculty Member, Wins the National Book Award for Fiction

The Lang Theater Program Presents ‘The Uncanny Adventures of Robert Robur’

The New Historia Offers Innovative Ways to Navigate History

In Memory of Roy Hargrove

Andrew Rein ’93, Appointed New President of the Citizens Budget Commission

Kiley Leff, Lang ’20, Awarded ‘Her Campus’ 22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women’

DESIS Lab Partners with BPL to Assist Incarcerated People with Re-Entry Services

Visual Artist Brings Compelling Work to Vera List Center for Art and Politics

Joel Towers, Executive Dean of Parsons School of Design, Honored by Donna Karan’s Apple Awards