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Guidance. Support. Advocacy.

Advisement is a valued and integral part of the Eugene Lang College experience. As academic advisors, we are here to provide you with academic guidance and administrative support throughout your studies. In addition to guiding you through course registration each semester, we can advise you about academic resources and extracurricular programs, especially the integration of academic and experiential opportunities such as study abroad, professional internships, and volunteer service. We also help students obtain access to university services, such as those offered by the Writing Center and Career Development. We advocate on your behalf to ensure that any problems are resolved and that you are able to participate in all relevant opportunities and programs and achieve your academic goals.

A Developmental Approach: Other institutions have a prescriptive approach to advisement, focusing simply on fulfillment of general education requirements. At Lang, we have a more developmental approach to the relationship between students and advisors. For example, your advisors may recommend that you explore new intellectual territories and investigate academic disciplines previously unavailable at The New School. Through intensive seminars, you routinely encounter other students' perspectives and you are expected to develop the analytical skills to formulate thoughtful responses. The seminar approach to learning encourages you to defend your perspectives and refine and reinforce your own beliefs while continuing to engage in dialogue. In Lang seminar discussions, your opinions matter, however dissident or controversial.

The Importance of Advisors: At Lang, students often have more academic freedom in their intellectual pursuits than at other institutions; advisement thus assumes even greater importance. An academic advisor is designated for each undergraduate class (including transfer students). We invite you to visit the home page for your class and schedule an appointment with your designated advisor.

In addition, a faculty advisor provides academic guidance and mentorship as you make important educational decisions, helping you ensure breadth and balance in your course selections and class schedules. We encourage you to reach out to your faculty advisor during registration and discuss your academic path, rather than just prospective courses. Your faculty advisor is also available to discuss your future, including possible career fields and graduate programs.

The Perspective of a Peer: As a freshman, you also have the benefit of a peer advisor, called a seminar fellow. Seminar fellows are upper-level students with demonstrated leadership abilities who have been trained to teach a workshop for first-year students. All freshmen must register for this 2-credit workshop, designed to furnish new students with important skills and resource information. Seminar fellows are available throughout your first semester at Lang to facilitate your entry into The New School.

The professional staff of the Office of Academic Advising, 64 West 11th Street, is available to help you at every stage of your undergraduate studies at Lang. Advising appointments can be made for any weekday, Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and Friday, 9:30 a.m.–12:00 noon. During office hours, you can also take advantage of our resource library to research study-abroad programs, graduate schools, and national scholarships.

For all questions and concerns, contact Academic Advising by telephone at 212.229.5100 x2264 or by email at langadvising@newschool.edu.