Shared Capacities underlie The New School’s distinctive approach to general education. More than a set of course requirements, Shared Capacities are the competencies or skills that undergraduates ...

Assessment of student learning is the systematic and cyclical process through which faculty members, department chairs and program directors articulate learning outcomes for their courses and programs ...

Parsons School of Design at The New School is one of the leading institutions for art and design education in the world. Based in New York but active around the world, the school offers undergraduate ...

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 ...

Founded in 1919, The New School was established to advance academic freedom, tolerance, and experimentation. A century later, The New School remains at the forefront of innovation in higher education, ...

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 university. A nationally recognized leader in higher ...

New York, August 24, 2022—The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and The New School’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy announced today a global ...

New York, April 13, 2023—Fashion Designer Telfar Clemens; Journalist and Women’s Rights Activist Masih Alinejad; Composer, Singer, and Visual Artist Cécile McLorin Salvant; and Author and LGBTQIA+ ...

A Message from President Dwight A. McBride and Board of Trustees Chair Linda Rappaport April 24, 2020 To the members of the New School community, On behalf of the Board of Trustees, as well as the ...

May 4, 2022, New York - The School of Drama at The New School’s College of Performing Arts announced today that Cara Hagan has been appointed as Associate Professor of Contemporary Theater and ...

NEW YORK, and SAN MATEO, CA, November 1, 2022 – Today, Parsons School of Design and Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) announced a multi-faceted partnership that includes a course collaboration where ...

New York, March 21, 2023—The New School announced today that Jermaine Hill has been appointed Dean of the School of Drama at the College of Performing Arts. Currently, Jermaine serves as Interim Dean ...