2003 New School University Honorary Degree Recipients
Charles Gwathmey, architect, received a doctor of fine arts.
John Hollander, poet and literary critic, received a doctor of humane letters. Mr. Hollander also gave the commencement address.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, internationally renowned sociologist and human rights activist, received the University in Exile Award.
Daniel Kahneman, economist and holder of the Nobel Prize in Economics, received a doctor of humane letters.
Julia Kristeva, psychoanalyst and professor of linguistics, received a doctor of humane letters.
Peter Lewis, businessman and philanthropist, received a doctor of laws.
University in Exile Award
Oswaldo Payá, Vladimiro Roca Antunez, Marta Beatriz Roque Cabello, Rául Rivero Casteñeda and
Oscar Elías Biscet González, Cuban human rights activists
2003 Recipients of University Distinguished Teaching Awards
Claudia Baracchi, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science
Terri Gordon, The New School
Robert Levering, Parsons School of Design
Anwar Shaikh, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science
Nova Thomas, Actors Studio Drama School
Pablo Medina, faculty member and chair of the Writing Program at Eugene Lang College and faculty member of the Creative Writing Program at The New School, gave the “Aims of Education” address.
2003 Distinguished Service Awards
John Beerbower, Mannes Board of Governors
R. Harcourt Dodds, Chairman Emeritus, Institutional Policy Committee of the Board of Trustees and former New School University Trustee
Tess Gilder, Parsons Board of Governors
William H. Hayden, New School University Trustee
Bevis Longstreth, New School University Trustee
Robert J. Morgado, Mannes Board of Governors and former New School University Trustee
Elliot Stein, New School University Trustee
2003 Recipients of University Service Excellence Awards
Wishart Alleyne, collections manager, Bursar’s Office
P.J. Carlino, associate director, Budget and Planning, Parsons School of Design
Noel Horario, staff, Facilities Department
James Uhrich, project leader, Office of Information Technology
2003 Parsons Award
Presented to
Paul Charron, chairman and CEO of Liz Claiborne, Inc.
2003 La Guardia Award
Presented to
George David, chairman and CEO, United Technologies.
U.S. Senator
Christopher J. Dodd gave the keynote address.
Special Lectures
The New School’s spring 2003 Dean’s Forum was on “Human Rights in a Changing World.” Panel discussions included “Aliens, Citizens and Residents in a Changing World” with
Seyla Benhabib; “U.S. Exceptionalism: A Global Threat to Human Rights” with
Ken Roth; and “Peace and Security” with
Noeleen Heyzer.
The New School’s fall 2003 Dean’s Forum was on “The United States in the World: Where Do We Go From Here?” The forum included talks on “Liberty and Revolution: Are They Compatible?” with
Ian Buruma and “Prospects of Peace in the Middle East” with
Ambassador Dennis Ross.
The Graduate Faculty and its
Social Research journal presented a conference entitiled “
Islam: The Public and Private Spheres.”
The Selma Yontov Schwartz Lecture was on “Opera: A Transformative Experience” with
Cori Ellison.
Filmmaker
Atom Egoyan gave the Marshall McLuhan Lecture in April. The Marshall McLuhan lecture celebrates the intellectual heritage of the Canadian media visionary who coined the phrase, “The medium is the message.” In promoting scholarly study of communication media, this annual lecture, in keeping with McLuhan’s own analogical method of inquiry, draws on contem-porary innovative thinkers in a diverse range of fields.
Aristide Zolberg, the inaugural Eberstadt Professor in Political Science, gave a lecture on “Democracy in the New States.”
The University presented the second Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Lecture.
New York Times columnist and Princeton economist
Paul Krugman discussed the drastic worsening of American economic prospects over the last two years.
Ian Cuthbertson gave the Estelle Tolkin Lecture on “The Real Threat of Bio-Terrorism.”
The inaugural Dorothy H. Hirshon Film Forum also took place in April. Artists-in-residence were
D.A. Pennebaker and
Chris Hegedus. This annual event was established by a bequest from the late Dorothy H. Hirshon, a trustee of New School University for 61 years.
Leonard Lauder of Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., gave the second annual Stephan Weiss Lecture at Parsons School of Design in May. The annual Stephan Weiss Memorial Lecture was established by Parsons alumna and preeminent designer Donna Karan to commemorate the life of her late husband and business partner, sculptor Stephan Weiss.
Louis Fisher, award-winning expert on constitutional law and congressional authority gave the inaugural Graduate Faculty Alumni Lecture.
