The New School offered the first academic creative writing workshop in 1931 and pioneered a new philosophy of education. The idea: Students would make their own lives and their own stories part of ...

For more than a century, Parsons has been inspired by the transformative potential of design. Today, the school’s groundbreaking academic programs carry forward that mission, making Parsons the number ...

NEW YORK, August 1, 2024 – Today, The New School community officially welcomes Joel Towers as the university’s tenth president. President Towers succeeds Donna E. Shalala, who has guided the ...

NEW YORK, May 20, 2024—The New School Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of Joel Towers, University Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design and the former Executive Dean of ...

NEW YORK, April 23, 2024 — The New School will host the 75th annual Parsons Benefit, honoring visionary figures in fashion, business, design, and philanthropy that embody the university’s commitment ...

NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 – An 18-month study highlights the likelihood of increasing temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent extreme weather events in New York City and provides the city ...

NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 – The School of Drama at The New School is thrilled to announce the expansion of its partnership with Naked Angels, a prominent figure in New York City’s theater community.

NEW YORK, January 22, 2024 – Mannes School of Music at The New School’s College of Performing Arts is thrilled to announce that 26-year-old Robert Bily, of the Czech Republic, is the winner of the ...

NEW YORK, October 9, 2023 – The New School’s College of Performing Arts is thrilled to announce The Westerlies’ first concert as an ensemble in residence with the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music ...

NEW YORK, August 22, 2023 – The New School’s Parsons School of Design today announced the launch of the Size Inclusion in Fashion (SIF) Lab, a new research and practice lab that will promote size ...

Dr. Donna E. Shalala, Interim President of The New School New York, August 10, 2023—The New School Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of Dr. Donna E. Shalala as Interim President of the ...

New York, July 27, 2023—The New University in Exile Consortium (NUIEC) recently released its 2022-2023 Annual Report highlighting the Consortium’s increased efforts to address the needs of exiled and ...