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Ellie Aslanian, BA–MA Liberal Arts, Has Edinburgh Fringe Festival Debut with ‘Supermarket 86’

As far as summer jobs go, directing your first theatrical production is not a bad gig. It got even better for Lang student Ellie Aslanian. She directed Mia Pelosi’s play […]

Convocation Welcomes New School Community Back to Campus and Addresses the “Aim of Education”

Colleges and universities have always been in a position to play a powerful role in transforming lives, generating knowledge, shaping culture, and promoting informed critical engagement with important issues and […]

Parsons MS Strategic Design and Management Alumni Develop Innovative Solution to Fashion’s Waste Problem

It is no secret that the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. A garbage truck’s worth of clothing is burned or landfilled every second, and while many […]

The New School Libraries, Collections, and Academic Services Unveils New Space Plan

Original sketches by Coco Chanel; an audio recording of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at the university on February 6, 1964; scrapbooks of press clippings from the first […]

Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, Mannes Faculty Member, Choreographs and Directs Bold Pieces of Theater

Mary Todd Lincoln is currently the toast of Broadway. For eight shows a week, she pursues her dreams of being a cabaret singer, all while her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, […]

An Interview with Richard Kessler, The New School’s New Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Earlier this month, Richard Kessler was appointed Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at The New School. An accomplished educator, performer, and higher education leader, he most recently […]

New School Faculty Awards and Honors

The New School Faculty are changing how we understand and interact with the world through their groundbreaking research and creative work. Recently, professors and faculty members from throughout The New […]

Arthur Ou, Professor of Photography, and Darrick Hamilton, Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, Awarded Radcliffe Fellowships

Every year, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University accepts 50 scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, artists, and more, into their Fellowship program, where they build on existing […]

Parsons Students Design and Create Street Seats Project in Collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation

Thanks to the New York City Department of Transportation, public seating in the form of benches and leaning bars is abundant in the city, and can be found in parks, […]

Parsons Paris MFA Fashion Design and the Arts Students Partner with Ann Demeulemeester to Create Original Looks

First-year Parsons Paris MFA Fashion Design and the Arts students recently collaborated with Stefano Gallici, the creative director of legendary fashion house Ann Demeulemeester to create original looks that brought […]

MFA Textiles Collaborates with the United Nations and Aquafil to Bring Migration Data to Life

The MFA Textiles program at Parsons, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Aquafil have launched a textile exhibition called “Passage Patterns”, which interprets displacement and migration data […]

The New School’s Spring 2025 Semester in Books

New School writers confront pressing social and cultural issues in their published works, including examinations of art and propaganda, the history of civil and human rights, attention and identity, and […]

The New School Honors Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora with a Special Reception at Rizzoli Bookstore

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The New School joined with Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN), Poets & Writing, and The Brooklyn Rail for the special event Cleaving: […]

Parsons Teams Research Eco-Friendly Wound Care and Speculative Worlds at the Biodesign Challenge Summit

The New School and the Museum of Modern Art recently presented the tenth annual Biodesign Challenge Summit, a competition that tasked 65 university and high school teams from 24 countries […]

The 76th Annual Parsons Benefit Celebrates Innovative Leadership, Transformative Design, and Bold Student Work

This year’s Parsons Benefit recognized an esteemed cohort of leaders in New York City’s fashion, business, design, and philanthropy circles, who helped the top-ranked art and design school raise $1.2 […]

Frank Watkins, MA Psychology Student, Brings Community Services to the Skate Park

Skateboarding tends to attract individualists, often people who feel that they don’t fit in with groups. Like millions of other Americans, however, they may be struggling with mental health. At […]

The New School’s 89th Commencement: A Day of Celebration and Community

The New School’s 89th Commencement found a new home in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to celebrate the scholarship, ingenuity, and eclecticism of the Class of 2025. President Joel Towers presided over […]

Parsons Alumni and Faculty Shine at the 2025 Met Gala

Every spring, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City hosts the Met Gala, which corresponds with the Institute’s exhibition devoted to fashion, style, and […]

School of Drama Faculty and Alumni Earn Variety of Nominations for Bold, Original Theater

Every year, the Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League awards recognize the best theatre happening in New York City. As one of the top schools for theater artists in the […]

Spark Showcases the Achievements and Creativity of The New School

Each spring, all of the colleges, centers, institutes, and labs at The New School showcase the innovative research, writing, and creative projects happening at the university. Spark, the annual university-wide […]

The New School Launches Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative to Support Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Leaders

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Ellie Aslanian, BA–MA Liberal Arts, Has Edinburgh Fringe Festival Debut with ‘Supermarket 86’

As far as summer jobs go, directing your first theatrical production is not a bad gig. It got even better for Lang student Ellie Aslanian. She directed Mia Pelosi’s play […]

Convocation Welcomes New School Community Back to Campus and Addresses the “Aim of Education”

Parsons MS Strategic Design and Management Alumni Develop Innovative Solution to Fashion’s Waste Problem

It is no secret that the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. A garbage truck’s worth of clothing is burned or landfilled every second, and while many […]

The New School Libraries, Collections, and Academic Services Unveils New Space Plan

Original sketches by Coco Chanel; an audio recording of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at the university on February 6, 1964; scrapbooks of press clippings from the first […]

Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, Mannes Faculty Member, Choreographs and Directs Bold Pieces of Theater

Mary Todd Lincoln is currently the toast of Broadway. For eight shows a week, she pursues her dreams of being a cabaret singer, all while her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, […]

An Interview with Richard Kessler, The New School’s New Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

New School Faculty Awards and Honors

Arthur Ou, Professor of Photography, and Darrick Hamilton, Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, Awarded Radcliffe Fellowships

Parsons Students Design and Create Street Seats Project in Collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation

Thanks to the New York City Department of Transportation, public seating in the form of benches and leaning bars is abundant in the city, and can be found in parks, […]

Parsons Paris MFA Fashion Design and the Arts Students Partner with Ann Demeulemeester to Create Original Looks

MFA Textiles Collaborates with the United Nations and Aquafil to Bring Migration Data to Life

The New School’s Spring 2025 Semester in Books

The New School Honors Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora with a Special Reception at Rizzoli Bookstore

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The New School joined with Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN), Poets & Writing, and The Brooklyn Rail for the special event Cleaving: […]

Parsons Teams Research Eco-Friendly Wound Care and Speculative Worlds at the Biodesign Challenge Summit

The New School and the Museum of Modern Art recently presented the tenth annual Biodesign Challenge Summit, a competition that tasked 65 university and high school teams from 24 countries […]

The 76th Annual Parsons Benefit Celebrates Innovative Leadership, Transformative Design, and Bold Student Work

Frank Watkins, MA Psychology Student, Brings Community Services to the Skate Park

The New School’s 89th Commencement: A Day of Celebration and Community

Parsons Alumni and Faculty Shine at the 2025 Met Gala

Every spring, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City hosts the Met Gala, which corresponds with the Institute’s exhibition devoted to fashion, style, and […]

School of Drama Faculty and Alumni Earn Variety of Nominations for Bold, Original Theater

Every year, the Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League awards recognize the best theatre happening in New York City. As one of the top schools for theater artists in the […]

Spark Showcases the Achievements and Creativity of The New School

Catherine Woodard, MFA Creative Writing ’10, Publishes First Poetry Book

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Ellie Aslanian, BA–MA Liberal Arts, Has Edinburgh Fringe Festival Debut with ‘Supermarket 86’

As far as summer jobs go, directing your first theatrical production is not a bad gig. It got even better for Lang student Ellie Aslanian. She directed Mia Pelosi’s play […]

Convocation Welcomes New School Community Back to Campus and Addresses the “Aim of Education”

Parsons MS Strategic Design and Management Alumni Develop Innovative Solution to Fashion’s Waste Problem

It is no secret that the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. A garbage truck’s worth of clothing is burned or landfilled every second, and while many […]

The New School Libraries, Collections, and Academic Services Unveils New Space Plan

Original sketches by Coco Chanel; an audio recording of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at the university on February 6, 1964; scrapbooks of press clippings from the first […]

Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, Mannes Faculty Member, Choreographs and Directs Bold Pieces of Theater

Mary Todd Lincoln is currently the toast of Broadway. For eight shows a week, she pursues her dreams of being a cabaret singer, all while her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, […]

An Interview with Richard Kessler, The New School’s New Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

New School Faculty Awards and Honors

Arthur Ou, Professor of Photography, and Darrick Hamilton, Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, Awarded Radcliffe Fellowships

Parsons Students Design and Create Street Seats Project in Collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation

Thanks to the New York City Department of Transportation, public seating in the form of benches and leaning bars is abundant in the city, and can be found in parks, […]

Parsons Paris MFA Fashion Design and the Arts Students Partner with Ann Demeulemeester to Create Original Looks

MFA Textiles Collaborates with the United Nations and Aquafil to Bring Migration Data to Life

The New School’s Spring 2025 Semester in Books

The New School Honors Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora with a Special Reception at Rizzoli Bookstore

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The New School joined with Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN), Poets & Writing, and The Brooklyn Rail for the special event Cleaving: […]

Parsons Teams Research Eco-Friendly Wound Care and Speculative Worlds at the Biodesign Challenge Summit

The New School and the Museum of Modern Art recently presented the tenth annual Biodesign Challenge Summit, a competition that tasked 65 university and high school teams from 24 countries […]

The 76th Annual Parsons Benefit Celebrates Innovative Leadership, Transformative Design, and Bold Student Work

Frank Watkins, MA Psychology Student, Brings Community Services to the Skate Park

The New School’s 89th Commencement: A Day of Celebration and Community

Parsons Alumni and Faculty Shine at the 2025 Met Gala

Every spring, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City hosts the Met Gala, which corresponds with the Institute’s exhibition devoted to fashion, style, and […]

School of Drama Faculty and Alumni Earn Variety of Nominations for Bold, Original Theater

Every year, the Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League awards recognize the best theatre happening in New York City. As one of the top schools for theater artists in the […]

Spark Showcases the Achievements and Creativity of The New School

Parsons Partners with Historic Roche Bobois to Design ‘Seating for Eating’

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Ellie Aslanian, BA–MA Liberal Arts, Has Edinburgh Fringe Festival Debut with ‘Supermarket 86’

As far as summer jobs go, directing your first theatrical production is not a bad gig. It got even better for Lang student Ellie Aslanian. She directed Mia Pelosi’s play […]

Convocation Welcomes New School Community Back to Campus and Addresses the “Aim of Education”

Parsons MS Strategic Design and Management Alumni Develop Innovative Solution to Fashion’s Waste Problem

It is no secret that the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. A garbage truck’s worth of clothing is burned or landfilled every second, and while many […]

The New School Libraries, Collections, and Academic Services Unveils New Space Plan

Original sketches by Coco Chanel; an audio recording of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at the university on February 6, 1964; scrapbooks of press clippings from the first […]

Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, Mannes Faculty Member, Choreographs and Directs Bold Pieces of Theater

Mary Todd Lincoln is currently the toast of Broadway. For eight shows a week, she pursues her dreams of being a cabaret singer, all while her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, […]

An Interview with Richard Kessler, The New School’s New Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

New School Faculty Awards and Honors

Arthur Ou, Professor of Photography, and Darrick Hamilton, Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, Awarded Radcliffe Fellowships

Parsons Students Design and Create Street Seats Project in Collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation

Thanks to the New York City Department of Transportation, public seating in the form of benches and leaning bars is abundant in the city, and can be found in parks, […]

Parsons Paris MFA Fashion Design and the Arts Students Partner with Ann Demeulemeester to Create Original Looks

MFA Textiles Collaborates with the United Nations and Aquafil to Bring Migration Data to Life

The New School’s Spring 2025 Semester in Books

The New School Honors Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora with a Special Reception at Rizzoli Bookstore

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The New School joined with Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN), Poets & Writing, and The Brooklyn Rail for the special event Cleaving: […]

Parsons Teams Research Eco-Friendly Wound Care and Speculative Worlds at the Biodesign Challenge Summit

The New School and the Museum of Modern Art recently presented the tenth annual Biodesign Challenge Summit, a competition that tasked 65 university and high school teams from 24 countries […]

The 76th Annual Parsons Benefit Celebrates Innovative Leadership, Transformative Design, and Bold Student Work

Frank Watkins, MA Psychology Student, Brings Community Services to the Skate Park

The New School’s 89th Commencement: A Day of Celebration and Community

Parsons Alumni and Faculty Shine at the 2025 Met Gala

Every spring, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City hosts the Met Gala, which corresponds with the Institute’s exhibition devoted to fashion, style, and […]

School of Drama Faculty and Alumni Earn Variety of Nominations for Bold, Original Theater

Every year, the Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League awards recognize the best theatre happening in New York City. As one of the top schools for theater artists in the […]

Spark Showcases the Achievements and Creativity of The New School

David Van Zandt Disagrees with DACA Decision, Calls On Congress to Find an Effective Solution

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Ellie Aslanian, BA–MA Liberal Arts, Has Edinburgh Fringe Festival Debut with ‘Supermarket 86’

As far as summer jobs go, directing your first theatrical production is not a bad gig. It got even better for Lang student Ellie Aslanian. She directed Mia Pelosi’s play […]

Convocation Welcomes New School Community Back to Campus and Addresses the “Aim of Education”

Parsons MS Strategic Design and Management Alumni Develop Innovative Solution to Fashion’s Waste Problem

It is no secret that the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. A garbage truck’s worth of clothing is burned or landfilled every second, and while many […]

The New School Libraries, Collections, and Academic Services Unveils New Space Plan

Original sketches by Coco Chanel; an audio recording of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at the university on February 6, 1964; scrapbooks of press clippings from the first […]

Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, Mannes Faculty Member, Choreographs and Directs Bold Pieces of Theater

Mary Todd Lincoln is currently the toast of Broadway. For eight shows a week, she pursues her dreams of being a cabaret singer, all while her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, […]

An Interview with Richard Kessler, The New School’s New Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

New School Faculty Awards and Honors

Arthur Ou, Professor of Photography, and Darrick Hamilton, Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, Awarded Radcliffe Fellowships

Parsons Students Design and Create Street Seats Project in Collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation

Thanks to the New York City Department of Transportation, public seating in the form of benches and leaning bars is abundant in the city, and can be found in parks, […]

Parsons Paris MFA Fashion Design and the Arts Students Partner with Ann Demeulemeester to Create Original Looks

MFA Textiles Collaborates with the United Nations and Aquafil to Bring Migration Data to Life

The New School’s Spring 2025 Semester in Books

The New School Honors Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora with a Special Reception at Rizzoli Bookstore

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The New School joined with Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN), Poets & Writing, and The Brooklyn Rail for the special event Cleaving: […]

Parsons Teams Research Eco-Friendly Wound Care and Speculative Worlds at the Biodesign Challenge Summit

The New School and the Museum of Modern Art recently presented the tenth annual Biodesign Challenge Summit, a competition that tasked 65 university and high school teams from 24 countries […]

The 76th Annual Parsons Benefit Celebrates Innovative Leadership, Transformative Design, and Bold Student Work

Frank Watkins, MA Psychology Student, Brings Community Services to the Skate Park

The New School’s 89th Commencement: A Day of Celebration and Community

Parsons Alumni and Faculty Shine at the 2025 Met Gala

Every spring, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City hosts the Met Gala, which corresponds with the Institute’s exhibition devoted to fashion, style, and […]

School of Drama Faculty and Alumni Earn Variety of Nominations for Bold, Original Theater

Every year, the Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League awards recognize the best theatre happening in New York City. As one of the top schools for theater artists in the […]

Spark Showcases the Achievements and Creativity of The New School

Milano Faculty Member Darrick Hamilton Lands on Politico’s ’50 Ideas’ List

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Ellie Aslanian, BA–MA Liberal Arts, Has Edinburgh Fringe Festival Debut with ‘Supermarket 86’

As far as summer jobs go, directing your first theatrical production is not a bad gig. It got even better for Lang student Ellie Aslanian. She directed Mia Pelosi’s play […]

Convocation Welcomes New School Community Back to Campus and Addresses the “Aim of Education”

Parsons MS Strategic Design and Management Alumni Develop Innovative Solution to Fashion’s Waste Problem

It is no secret that the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. A garbage truck’s worth of clothing is burned or landfilled every second, and while many […]

The New School Libraries, Collections, and Academic Services Unveils New Space Plan

Original sketches by Coco Chanel; an audio recording of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered at the university on February 6, 1964; scrapbooks of press clippings from the first […]

Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, Mannes Faculty Member, Choreographs and Directs Bold Pieces of Theater

Mary Todd Lincoln is currently the toast of Broadway. For eight shows a week, she pursues her dreams of being a cabaret singer, all while her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, […]

An Interview with Richard Kessler, The New School’s New Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

New School Faculty Awards and Honors

Arthur Ou, Professor of Photography, and Darrick Hamilton, Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, Awarded Radcliffe Fellowships