A Message From The Co-Chairs Of The President Search Committee Of The Board Of Trustees
To The New School community,
We are pleased to share an update regarding the President Search. We have completed two key priorities: the appointment of the Search Committee and the selection of the Executive Search firm.
Search Committee
As we wrote in our last message, the Search Committee will be assisting in the process by identifying the strongest candidates to serve as our next president and sharing its recommendations with the Board. We’d like to thank the Faculty, Student, and Staff Senates for working collaboratively and within their constituencies to nominate members for this important work. We are grateful to the following individuals who have agreed to serve on the Committee.
- Mariana Amatullo, Associate Professor of Strategic Design and Management, Parsons
- Steve Bloom, Trustee
- Teresa Ghilarducci, Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Economics, NSSR
- Maria-Elena Grant, Senior Manager for Operations and Special Projects, Marketing and Communication (BS Liberal Arts ‘16)
- Nancye Green, Trustee (BFA Architectural Design ‘73)
- William E. Havemeyer, Trustee
- Alexander Jutkowitz, Trustee
- David E. McClean, Trustee (MA Philosophy ‘03, PhD Philosophy ‘09)
- Ricky Tucker, Senior Writer, Marketing and Communication (BA Liberal Arts ‘14)
- Katie Tzivanis, Student, BA Politics and Urban Studies, Eugene Lang College
- Lungowe Zeko, Student, MS Media Management, Schools of Public Engagement
| Jerry Cutler, The New School’s Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer, will provide administrative support for the search process. We look forward to working with this entire group to advance a thorough, inclusive and transparent process. |
Executive Search Firm
The Board has retained Spencer Stuart to facilitate the search and help us to attract a broad and deep pool of candidates. Spencer Stuart is a leading global search and leadership advisory firm with a premier higher education practice that has recruited presidents for top national universities.
We will be meeting with the Search Committee and Executive Search firm representative after spring break. Among the first things we will focus on will be the process for soliciting community input. Our next message to the community will include more information about how you can share your views with the Search Committee. Please also visit our President Search website regularly for updates about the search.
Thank you for your continued support in this important process. We hope you enjoy spring break.On behalf of the Board of Trustees,
Joseph R. Gromek
Co-Chair, President Search Committee
Linda Rappaport
Co-Chair, President Search Committee