NEW SCHOOL FACULTY MEMBERS CHOSEN AS FINALISTS FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITIC'S CIRCLE AWARD
On Saturday, January 24, at the Housing Works Bookstore Café in Manhattan, Brenda Shaughnessy, a writer in residence in the Literary Studies Department at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, and Vivian Gornick, Brenda Wineapple, and Honor Moore, faculty members in The New School Writing Program, were chosen as finalists for the National Book Critic's Circle Award.
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Shaughnessy was chosen in the poetry category for her book, Human Dark with Sugar (Copper Canyon Press), which taps into themes that have inspired era after era of poets: love, sex, and pain. Harvard Review called her work, “Sassy, tough-girl humor..."
Gornick was chosen in the criticism category for her book, The Men in My Life (Boston Review / MIT), where she focused on the struggle for the semblance of inner freedom. Bookforum said, "Gornick remains one of the more intelligent, independent-minded readers writing criticism today.”
Wineapple was chosen in the biography category for her book, White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson & Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Knopf). Here, she elegantly delves into the little-known relationship between two of the late-19th century's most intriguing writers. The New Yorker said “Wineapple is an astute literary biographer with a feisty prose style and a relish for unsettling received ideas.”
Moore was chosen in the autobiography category for her book, The Bishops Daughter (WW Norton), in which she offers a painfully honest memoir of her father, Paul Moore (1919-2003), the Episcopal bishop of the diocese of New York from 1972 to 1989. Newsday called her work, “A probing autobiography and forthright reflection on a man who, for all his flaws, inspired his daughter to understand him.”
On March 11, at 6:00 p.m. in Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, this year’s finalists will read from their work. On March 12, also in Tishman Auditorium, the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Awards Ceremony will be held.
The National Book Critics Circle, founded in 1974 at the Algonquin, consists of some 700 active book reviewers who are interested in honoring quality writing and communicating with one another about common concerns. It is managed by a 24-member, all-volunteer board of directors.
CRIME, JUSTICE, AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
On Tuesday, February 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the Center for New York City Affairs and the Correctional Association of New York will convene a forum to discuss the future of criminal justice in New York and beyond. New York led the way in prison system expansion more than 25 years ago. Nationwide, states now pour $50 billion a year into incarceration. But most states, New York included, are slashing education and human services as a result of budget gaps. Should New York lead the way in decreasing the size of state prison systems? Will the Obama administration take a new approach to criminal justice? And with at least 25,000 ex-offenders returning home each year from New York state prisons, what kind of support can communities expect?
These issues will be looked at and discussed by a panel moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor, The Nation and featuring; Robert Gangi, executive director, Correctional Association of New York; Glenn Martin, vice president of development and public affairs, the Fortune Society; Marc Mauer, executive director, the Sentencing Project; Denise O’Donnell, commissioner, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services; and Anne Swern, First Assistant District Attorney, Kings County.
The event Supported by the Sirus Fund and the Milano Foundation will be held in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. Admission is Free; but seating is limited, and reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418 or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION SESSION
On Wednesday, February 11, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., the Tishman Environment and Design Center will be hosting an Environmental Studies open house information session. Come learn about the Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Degree Programs; meet faculty and students from Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Studies and Parsons The New School for Design, and find out if this exciting major is right for you.
The open house will be held at 72 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor. Food and refreshments will be served.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to environmentalstudies@newschool.edu
LEARN ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:
SEMINAR ON THE NEW SCHOOL
The Seminar on the University is a series of discussions designed to inform The New School community of university policies and initiatives. The speakers’ papers are meant as springboards for further discussion.
The second paper for this academic year, entitled “Online Learning at The New School” will be presented by Shelley Reed, senior vice president for Information Technology and Linda Dunne, dean, The New School for General Studies. Reflecting the university’s commitment to expanding online course offerings, seminar participants will describe the wide range of online classes and programs—currently offered throughout The New School, and they will discuss the support available to faculty who develop and teach online. Speakers will include Timothy Quigley, associate professor and director of the NSGS Bachelor's Program; Sean Conley, chair, English Language Studies; Carol Wilder, Media Studies; Alice Demirjian, Parsons AAS Director of Fashion Marketing; and Eleni Litt, director of Faculty Development and Academic Support and director of the University Writing Center, in the Office of the Provost. Participants from the New School Online Learning staff will include Jim O’Connor, academic director; James Acevedo, associate director; and Shira Richman, instructional designer.
The seminar will take place on Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center at 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor.
Discussion Papers are available in the Dean's offices and on the university website one week before the Seminar.
The remaining seminars scheduled for the 2008-2009 academic year are: Developing the 2009-2010 University Operating Budget, presented by Frank Barletta, senior vice president for finance and business and Steven Stabile assistant vice president of budget, on Thursday, March 26, 2009; and The University Annual Report, presented by James Murtha, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Nancy Donner, vice president for Communications and External Affairs; and Doris Suarez, vice president and secretary of the Corporation, on Thursday, April 23, 2009.
PARSONS ANNOUNCES DIVISIONAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
Parsons has just announced their divisional commencement ceremonies preceding the universities 73rd Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 22, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
The following ceremonies will take place on:
Wednesday, May 20
—2:00-4:00 p.m., School of Fashion / BFA
Midtown Auditorium, David Schwartz Fashion Education Center
560 Seventh Avenue
—3:00-5:00 p.m., School of Constructed Environments / All Programs
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J.M. Kaplan Hall
66 West 12th Street—6:00-8:00 p.m., School of Design Strategies / Integrated Design Curriculum
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
2 West 13th StreetThursday, May 21
—9:30-11:30 a.m., School of Art, Media and Technology / Communication, Design and Technology
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J.M. Kaplan Hall
66 West 12th Street—12:30-2:00 p.m., School of Design Strategies / Design and Management
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J.M. Kaplan Hall
66 West 12th Street—2:00-4:00 p.m., School of Art, Media and Technology / Photography
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building
65 West 11th Street, 5th floor—4:00-6:00 p.m., School of Art, Media and Technology / Illustration
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor—6:00-8:00 p.m., School of Art and Design History and Theory / MA History Decorative Arts and Design
Cooper-Hewitt Garden
2 East 91st Street
Please note that the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), the Office of Intercultural Support (OIS), and the Student Ombuds Services have moved to 55 West 13th Street, ground floor. The telephone number remains the same: 212.229.8996.
Also, note that the Office of Career Development has moved to 79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor. The telephone number remains the same: 212.229.1324. The office serves degree students at The New School for General Studies, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Mannes College The New School for Music, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
THE TISHMAN ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN CENTER HAS MOVED
Please note the Tishman Environment and Design Center has moved to 72 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor. The telephone number is 212.229.5321. The email address is environmentalstudies@newschool.edu
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY TEACHING AWARDS FOR 2009
Students and faculty are invited to nominate outstanding faculty for this year's teaching excellence awards. Awardees will be notified in late spring, and will receive their awards formally at convocation in September 2009.
Eligibility: Faculty members who have taught at The New School for at least four semesters and who are available to receive the award at the fall 2009 convocation.
How to Nominate: See detailed information about the criteria and submit your nominations at www.newschool.edu/duta. All nominations must be submitted online.
Nominations must include the following information:
- Name of faculty member being nominated.
- Nominator's name, school, and contact information.
- Description of the nominee's relevant merits, giving specific examples using criteria related to the nominee's impact on and involvement with, students and colleagues (maximum of 500 words).
Deadline for all nominations is Friday, February 27, 2009. If you have questions or need further information please email FordD@newschool.edu.
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
DRAMA FACULTY MEMBER DIRECTS CHEKOV’S UNCLE VANYA OFF-BROADWAY
Austin Pendelton, a faculty member in the Directing department at The New School for Drama, has directed the Classic Stage Company’s current all star production of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya. The play is currently in previews with opening night set for February 12, and features Mamie Gummer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, George Morfogen, Peter Sarsgaard, and Denis O'Hare in the title role. At Drama, Pendleton teaches a special seminar class, “Directing Chekhov and Beckett,” for the second-year MFA directing students.
Uncle Vanya is Chekhov's tragicomic masterpiece of dashed dreams, thwarted love, and eternal longing, and is a mixture of farce and anguish, hopeless infatuations, old grudges, and ironic humor. A man and his niece have spent their lives caring for the country estate of a writer they regard as a great man. But when it becomes apparent, during one of the writer's infrequent visits that he's really a failure, Uncle Vanya and his niece painfully awaken to the fact that their lives have been wasted as well.
In addition to teaching at Drama, Pendleton also teaches acting at HB Studio here in New York City. He is also an actor, director and playwright; his latest play, Orson's Shadow, was recently published by Dramatists' Play Service. He has acted and directed on and off-Broadway, in many regional theatres, on television, and in over 75 movies. He has worked extensively at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and is an ensemble member at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.
Visit www.classicstage.org for more production information.
NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
PARSONS LAUNCHES JOURNAL FOR INFORMATION MAPPING
Parsons Institute for Information Mapping recently launched its inaugural issue of the Parsons Journal for Information Mapping (PJIM). PJIM is a new academic journal and online forum that explores both theoretical and practical aspects of information visualization through original essays, academic manuscripts, and interactive projects by information designers and authors from around the world.
The inaugural issue includes: “Immersive Event Time Visualization” by Jeremy Hight, “The Visual Repertoire of Obama’s Run for the White House” by Gerlinde Schuller, and “Mapping Process: Diagrammatising Social Software Use and Knowledge Creation” by Aidan Rowe.
Please visit the PJIM website to read the first issue, subscribe to receive updates, or for more information on submissions.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
FALL 2008 NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH STUDENT PUBLICATION IS NOW ONLINE
The fall 2008 issue of Canon, the student publication of The New School for Social Reasearch, is available and can be viewed online at www.canonmagazine.org.
With 16 contributors representing eight different departments, this issue titled, ”Academic Freedom and the Corporatization of the University” is by far Canon's most interdisciplinary issue to date.
Canon magazine is the sole interdisciplinary student-run magazine at The New School for Social Research. The magazine is an open forum for scholarship and perspectives for subjects in and out of academia. Canon is not associated with any single discipline and uniquely aims to represent the scholarly passion of the entire school’s student body. It is funded by The New School for Social Research Student Senate.
NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS
THE POWER OF ONLINE STORYTELLING
On Thursday, February 5, at 6:30 p.m., the Screenwriters Colony will sponsor a panel discussion addressing the advent of online storytelling, particularly web serials, fiction video series that are broadcasted online.
The panel moderated by Virginia Heffernan, the Medium columnist for the New York Times Magazine, will focus on creative and business opportunities for screenwriters on the web. Panelists include Mary Feuer (writer/producer, lonelygirl15, With the Angels), Jeff Gomez (transmedia producer, James Cameron’s Avatar, Halo), Amy B. Harris (writer/producer, Sex and the City, Puppy Love), Thom Woodley and Kathleen Grace (writers, The Burg, The All-For-Nots), and Dina Kaplan (co-founder, blip.tv).
The event, which is being produced in association with the Harmony Institute, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, and the Producers Guild of America New Media Council East, with support from the Pacific Foundation, will be held at Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. Admission is free.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ CELEBRATES
BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH TRIBUTE TO CHARLES MINGUS
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music celebrates Black History Month with two performances honoring the legacy of American jazz legend Charles Mingus directed by faculty members Diane Moser (February 11) and Andy McKee (March 26), and featuring alumni Becca Stevens and Lenart Krecic, as well as special guests Marcelino Feliciano, Vic Juris, Idris Muhammad and Ivan Renta. Both performances will take place at The New School Jazz Performance Space, 5 West 13th Street, 5th Floor. General Admission is $10; and it is free for seniors and students with valid ID.
Wednesday, February 11, 8:00 p.m., IN THE SPIRIT OF MINGUS
In the first of two concerts in tribute to Charles Mingus, faculty member Diane Moser directs the New School Jazz Composers Big Band, with Diane Moser on piano, guest vocalist Marcelino Feliciano, and guest composer and New School alumnus Lenart Krecic. The Composers Big Band also features New School Jazz faculty member Andy Eulau, bass; Scott Neumann, drums; Larry Maltz, guitar; Ed Xiques, Tom Colao, Rob Middleton, Marty Fogel, Barbara Cifelli, saxophones; Erick Storckman, Ben Williams, Matt Haviland, Dennis Argul, trombones; Mike Spengler, Jim Cifelli, Steve Jankowski, Rob Henke, trumpets; and Schiller Desgrottes, video.
For more information, contact 212.229.5488 or visit www.jazz.newschool.edu. This series is made possible by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts; drum kits provided by Yamaha.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES AND
MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
FUNDRAISING AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS:
HOW FORWARD-THINKING NONPROFITS ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITES
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Join some of New York City's most prominent nonprofit professionals on Monday, February 2, at 7: 00 p.m., in a discussion to generate ideas for fundraising and development during these challenging times.
Moderated by Jayme Koszyn, principal, Jayme Koszyn Consulting, and featuring Karen Brooks Hopkins, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and author of Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations; and Reynold Levy, president of Lincoln Center and author of Yours for the Asking: An Indispensible Guide to Fundraising and Management. This discussion will focus on the complexity of generating diverse forms of contributed income in this economic downturn.
The event sponsored by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School, and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy. Consulting will take place at Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. Admission is $10; and free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID. Produced by Jayme Koszyn
DEMOCRACY & DIVERSITY
GRADUATE SUMMER INSTITUTE,WROCLAW, POLAND
JULY 9-26, 2009
The eighteenth Democracy & Diversity Graduate Summer Institute, organized by the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS) of The New School for Social Research, will take place in Wroclaw, Poland, from July 9-26, 2009. TCDS will welcome 40 junior scholars from the United States, Europe, and other parts of the world for this intensive three-week program of study in society, culture and politics.
Building on the achievements of our Krakow Institute (1991-2008), our new transatlantic laboratory in Wroclaw will offer a full semester’s worth of studies under the working title: “The New World Meets the New Europe.” The program is designed to facilitate intellectual and experiential insights into a momentous experiment now under way: the peaceful construction of transnational Europe. In an increasingly interdependent world fraught with violent conflicts, wars, and ethnic and religious tensions, it’s vital to understand the past and present lessons involved in this extraordinary experiment in transborder institution building.
Known as an intimate international forum for lively but rigorous debate on critical issues of democratic life, the Institute brings an interdisciplinary, comparative, and highly interactive approach to the social, political, and cultural challenges facing today’s world. Core faculty from New School for Social Research will be joined by other distinguished American and international scholars and guest speakers. Upon completion of the Institute, U.S. graduate students receive full course credits and non-U.S. participants receive Institute certificates.
Located between Berlin, Prague and Warsaw, and saturated with the history and memory of these three distinct cultures, Wroclaw (formerly Breslau) is a beautiful and booming city that uniquely conveys both the challenges and the promise of a united Europe. Drawing on Wroclaw’s culture of the borderland, TCDS’s network of distinguished and dedicated collaborators and alumni, and the New School’s reputation stemming from our long-term engagement in the region, this new Institute promises a strong and innovative program on the New Europe that will reflect our ongoing commitment to critical inquiry and dialogue as paths to improvement of the human condition.
Please watch for the full program announcement, including institute faculty, courses, program fees, and application instructions and deadlines, in mid-February 2009.
USE YOUR FREE ADMISSION TO DROP IN ON MOMA’S AFTER HOUR MONDAY NIGHTS
Monday, December 8, 2008, marks the first of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA’s) Monday Nights, a series of Monday evenings over the next six months when the Museum will remain open until 8:45 p.m. We encourage New School students and employees to drop in after work and enjoy access to the entire Museum. In order to receive your free admission, go to the lobby information desk and show them your valid New School ID. Students, faculty, and staff receive one free admission for themselves. Faculty and staff may also obtain an additional two tickets for their guests.
There will be live entertainment as well as drinks and cocktails available for purchase. MoMA is located at 11 West 53rd Street, New York City. Enjoy!
TIME OUT NEW YORK DISCOUNT OFFER
Start your year off being in the know about things free or fancy. Time Out New York is offering all students, faculty, and staff at The New School a full year's subscription for just $20! That's 51 issues for the entire year and only 39c an issue. Steal this deal for yourself or a gift to another.
THE BEST DEAL FOR AFFORDABLE THEATER, Dance, and concert TICKETS:
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND
An exciting spring theater, music and dance season is under way: Why pay $100 or more, when you can pay $20-$36 for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows, dance performances and concerts? An inexpensive way to enjoy the best of New York culture is to join Theatre Development Fund (TDF).
To be eligible, you must be a full-time student or teacher, senior citizen (62+), civil servant, union member, staff member of a not-for-profit organization, performing arts professional, or member of the clergy or armed forces. Annual membership fee is $27.50, and you can join online.
A small sampling of performances recently available to TDF Members for $20-36 per ticket include: 13-A New Musical, The 39 Steps, Absinthe at the Spiegeltent, Altar Boyz, American Ballet Theatre, August: Osage County, Avenue Q, Ballet NY, Beast, Big Apple Circus, Boeing Boeing, The Fantasticks, Flamingo Court, Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, Fueerzabruta, Gypsy, Hairspray, Irena's Vow, Legally Blonde, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Marvelous Wonderettes, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Phantom of the Opera, Speed the Plow, Spring Awakening, The Seagull, To Be Or Not To Be and Xanadu.
So don't miss this great opportunity to see great theater at great prices.
The New York Times is offering a 60 percent discount ($.40/per day Monday-Saturday, $2.50 on Sunday) for home or office subscriptions to all faculty, staff, and students.
Here's how it works. Unlike traditional subscriptions, the education rate can be set up by semester or in a combination that best reflects your schedules for both delivery and billing. New School faculty, staff, and students can have a subscription Monday-Friday, Sunday only, weekends only, or any combination.
To take advantage of the special discount to the Times or to change a current subscription, students, faculty (full-time and part-time), and staff should contact the customer service center at 888.NYT.COLL, to order a single subscription or a classroom subscription of up to eight copies for required reading in the classroom.
To order a classroom subscription of eight or more copies for required reading in the classroom, contact the education program's customer service center at 800.631.1222.
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