A conversation with President Joel Towers - The New School Free …
WEB1 day ago · The New School Free Press sits down with the newly appointed President of TNS. After 20 years at The New School, Joel Towers stepped into a new role as the 10th president of TNS this semester. President Towers began his time at TNS in 2004 as a full-time faculty member and the first director of sustainable design and urban ecology at …
In Print - The New School Free Press
WEBPick up your copy of the Spring 2024 Volume 1 starting on Monday, April 1. You can view our past print issues here. The New School Free Press has newsstands throughout campus. We’ve compiled a list of where to find our newest print issue in almost all New School buildings. The New School University Center… Continue reading In Print
Live updates: Part-time faculty strike - The New School Free Press
WEBNov 16, 2022 · Part-time faculty at The New School went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday morning after months of bargaining with the university over a new contract. The union ACT-UAW Local 7902, which represents adjunct faculty at The New School, authorized a strike after the expiration of the current contract at midnight on Nov. 13.
Breaking News Archives - The New School Free Press
WEBMay 14, 2024 · The New School does not intend to pursue charges against those arrested. NYPD officers at the corner of 5th Ave. and 13th St. monitoring a student demonstration. Photo by Jordan Fong. The New School does not intend to press charges against students arrested at the Gaza Solidarity Encampments on May 3, university spokesperson Amy Malsin told the ...
Professors and students protest The New School's part-time …
WEBNov 19, 2022 · Students hold signs of support at the strike Wednesday. Photo by Hannah Roberts. At 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, teachers, students and supporters gathered outside The New School University Center for the first picket shift of the day after the university and the part-time faculty union’s bargaining committee failed to come to an agreement on a new contract in the months prior.
Q&A with Interim President Donna Shalala
WEBMay 11, 2024 · The New School Free Press sat down with Interim President Donna Shalala, on Thursday, May 9 — less than one week after she sent a letter to the New York Police Department and requested they clear out student demonstrators in the University Center and Kerrey Hall. The NYPD arrested 45 people for criminal trespassing, though the university does ...
New School part-time faculty to strike Wednesday
WEBNov 14, 2022 · Just over 1,300 of the approximately 1,600 part-time faculty members who are teaching this semester voted to authorize a strike if deemed necessary in negotiations with The New School. The voting period ran for two weeks and ended at midnight on November 13th when the current contract expired. Thirty-four voted no; all …
The New School no longer expects a deficit in this year’s budget
WEBApr 22, 2024 · The New School is expected to breakeven by the time the 2024 fiscal year ends on June 30, despite a projected $57 million budget deficit. The university’s short-term and long-term financial stabilization plans to address the deficit were endorsed by the Board of Trustees in December, university spokesperson Merrie Snead told the New School Free Press in an email.
More New School students are getting A’s than before, reports show
WEBDec 10, 2023 By Bianca Rodriguez-Mora. The New School’s “A” grade average has increased by 20% since the fall 2020 semester. Photo by Gigi Schweitzer. Riley Avina, a third-year at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, admitted her first-year grades at The New School were not optimal. But in future semesters, Avina’s grades got better ...
Features Archives - The New School Free Press
WEBJun 6, 2024 · One Saturday in March, I found myself taking the train to Cobble Hill for a bagel pop-up at Dae New York—a quite adorable coffee shop, homeware seller, and…