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New York’s Higher Education Opportunity Program Provides Access and Support for New School Students

The transition from high school to college can be a daunting experience, with first-year students having to acclimate to a new school and new classmates. Students may face additional challenges […]

The New School Collaborates with Lincoln Center for Dream Machine Program

Nona Hendryx is a multi-faceted performer whose work has spanned music, film, television, and more. She has worked with leading artists since she began her career in the 1960’s, including […]

MFA Photography Thesis Exhibition on View Now

Anything Can Be a Hammer is the culmination of two years of intensive studio practice and includes the work of Alejandro Aguirre, Billy Chen, Mercedes Fernandez, Lu Gao, Guy Grabowsky, […]

Orange Road Quartet Joins the College of Performing Arts as Cuker and Stern Graduate String Quartet in Residence

The Cuker and Stern Graduate String Quartet in Residence at Mannes School of Music offers a leading pre-professional or professional string quartet a two-year residency and the invaluable experience of […]

An Interview with Joel Towers, The New School’s New President

This August, The New School was pleased to welcome Joel Towers as the university’s 10th president. An architect by training, educator at heart, and a passionate advocate for design-based solutions […]

The New School Launches Research Center to Address Global Mental Health Disparities

Global disparities in access to mental healthcare around the world, especially for low- and middle-income people and those exposed to trauma, are extreme. A lack of mental healthcare providers contributes […]

August 15, 2024

The New School’s Spring 2024 Semester in Books

During the spring semester, The New School’s talented faculty authors continued to confront a number of pressing social and cultural issues in their published works, which include a reexamination of […]

August 13, 2024

Mohammad Valizadeh Alvan, Parsons MFA Lighting Design and Architectural Design ’25, Wins Scholarship from Illuminating Engineers Society of New York City

In popular culture, the image of a storyteller is usually a writer or public speaker sharing words of wisdom with an appreciative audience. For Mohammad Valizadeh Alvan, a dual degree […]

August 9, 2024

Angeline Gragasin, Faculty Member at Parsons, Awarded Yaddo Residency

Since 1900, Yaddo has been providing artists and creatives with a quiet retreat in upstate New York, where they are given the time and space to develop new projects in […]

August 1, 2024

Faculty and Alumni from the College of Performing Arts Earn Wide Variety of Wins and Nominations from the Annual Downbeat Critic’s Poll

Downbeat is the jazz industry’s most important trade publication, regularly highlighting rising talent, featuring fresh music, and reviewing the newest music of the day. Every year, the outlet releases their […]

July 15, 2024

Ruth Westheimer, MA Sociology ’59, Noted Sex Therapist and Author, Dies at 96

New School alumna Dr. Ruth Westheimer, best known as the sexpert Dr. Ruth, brought sex therapy into the mainstream through her radio and television shows that achieved success throughout the […]

The New School’s Trauma and Global Mental Health Lab Launches Teen Mental Health Program with the NYC Mayor’s Office

Youth mental health problems are skyrocketing, and there remain major gaps in access to care. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF developed a new psychological intervention, Early Adolescent Skills […]

Nina Freedman, Faculty Member in the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons, Exhibits at the Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale has been presented since 1895, and is the original art festival that all other biennales are modeled after. The world’s most prestigious arts organizations and forward-thinking artists […]

Shannon Hughes, Eugene Lang ’26, Creates Dorm Donation Project, Recycling Program for Home Goods

The end of the school year is always a busy time for students, faculty, and staff at The New School. Students are showcasing their capstone and thesis projects, while also […]

An Interview with Mary Watson, Executive Dean of the Schools of Public Engagement

On June 30, Mary Watson will step down from her decade-long tenure as Executive Dean of the Schools of Public Engagement. Watson, who joined The New School in July 2001, […]

Marcos Varela, School of Jazz and Contemporary Music Faculty Member, Wins Creative Capital Grant to Support New Music Project

Since 1999, the Creative Capital Awards have been supporting artists and creatives with monetary grants up to $50,000, which are also supplemented by career development and networking services to foster […]

Bob McKinnon, Parsons Faculty Member, Debuts New Children’s Book

At the age of eleven, Bob McKinnon moved from Chelsea, Massachusetts to York, Pennsylvania with his family, as his mother attempted to escape poverty, and seek a better life for […]

May 17, 2024

The New School’s 88th Commencement Celebrates the Creativity, Perseverance, and Ingenuity of the Class of 2024

Nearly 3,000 graduates of the Class of 2024, festively clad in their gowns and mortarboards, attended The New School’s 88th Commencement in the Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean […]

May 17, 2024

Parsons Industrial Design Alumni Launch Souper Studio

Souper Connect is a human-shaped building block that can’t stand up by itself, reminding users that people need to rely on each other for support. Originally designed and developed by […]

May 17, 2024

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Associate Professor of History, Joins the 2024 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, an associate professor of history, was selected as one of this year’s Andrew Carnegie Fellows by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The 28 fellows will each […]

Seymour Hersh Gives Keynote Address at Social Research Conference

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New York’s Higher Education Opportunity Program Provides Access and Support for New School Students

The transition from high school to college can be a daunting experience, with first-year students having to acclimate to a new school and new classmates. Students may face additional challenges […]

The New School Collaborates with Lincoln Center for Dream Machine Program

Nona Hendryx is a multi-faceted performer whose work has spanned music, film, television, and more. She has worked with leading artists since she began her career in the 1960’s, including […]

MFA Photography Thesis Exhibition on View Now

Anything Can Be a Hammer is the culmination of two years of intensive studio practice and includes the work of Alejandro Aguirre, Billy Chen, Mercedes Fernandez, Lu Gao, Guy Grabowsky, […]

Orange Road Quartet Joins the College of Performing Arts as Cuker and Stern Graduate String Quartet in Residence

An Interview with Joel Towers, The New School’s New President

The New School Launches Research Center to Address Global Mental Health Disparities

August 15, 2024

The New School’s Spring 2024 Semester in Books

August 13, 2024

Mohammad Valizadeh Alvan, Parsons MFA Lighting Design and Architectural Design ’25, Wins Scholarship from Illuminating Engineers Society of New York City

In popular culture, the image of a storyteller is usually a writer or public speaker sharing words of wisdom with an appreciative audience. For Mohammad Valizadeh Alvan, a dual degree […]

August 9, 2024

Angeline Gragasin, Faculty Member at Parsons, Awarded Yaddo Residency

Since 1900, Yaddo has been providing artists and creatives with a quiet retreat in upstate New York, where they are given the time and space to develop new projects in […]

August 1, 2024

Faculty and Alumni from the College of Performing Arts Earn Wide Variety of Wins and Nominations from the Annual Downbeat Critic’s Poll

July 15, 2024

Ruth Westheimer, MA Sociology ’59, Noted Sex Therapist and Author, Dies at 96

New School alumna Dr. Ruth Westheimer, best known as the sexpert Dr. Ruth, brought sex therapy into the mainstream through her radio and television shows that achieved success throughout the […]

The New School’s Trauma and Global Mental Health Lab Launches Teen Mental Health Program with the NYC Mayor’s Office

Nina Freedman, Faculty Member in the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons, Exhibits at the Venice Biennale

Shannon Hughes, Eugene Lang ’26, Creates Dorm Donation Project, Recycling Program for Home Goods

The end of the school year is always a busy time for students, faculty, and staff at The New School. Students are showcasing their capstone and thesis projects, while also […]

An Interview with Mary Watson, Executive Dean of the Schools of Public Engagement

On June 30, Mary Watson will step down from her decade-long tenure as Executive Dean of the Schools of Public Engagement. Watson, who joined The New School in July 2001, […]

Marcos Varela, School of Jazz and Contemporary Music Faculty Member, Wins Creative Capital Grant to Support New Music Project