ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT SEMINARS: DEEPAK NAYYAR
Dr. Deepak Nayyar, Distinguished University Professor of Economics, whose career extends from academia to government ministries, visits The New School for Social Research to give a series of free lectures on Tuesday, March 10, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., and Thursday, March 12, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
The first lecture "Learning to Unlearn from Development: Ideology and Experience," will take place at Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. The second lecture
“Developing Countries in the World Economy: The Future in the Past?” will take place at 6 East 16th Street, room 906/913.
Professor Nayyar has taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; University of Oxford; the University of Sussex; the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta; and served as vice-chancellor of the University of Delhi from 2000 to 2005. His recent books include Governing Globalization: Issues and Institutions, and as co-author with Joseph Stiglitz and Jose Antonio Ocampo et. al. Stability with Growth: Macroeconomics, Liberalization and Development.
EUGENE LANG COLLEGE FEATURED ON ESPN.COM
Lang College and intramural sports usually don’t go together, especially in a news story. Well, Kieran Darcy, an ESPN writer and editor, begs to differ.
Darcy was recently writing an article about Notre Dame’s football program. In doing research for the piece, he came across the Princeton Review College Guide, which ranked Notre Dame as number one in the nation in terms of the popularity of intramural sports, but it also included a corresponding list of colleges where intramural sports are least popular. Intrigued, he quickly discovered that number one on this list was a school right around the corner, our very own Eugene Lang College. He decided to investigate it himself. What he discovered in his daylong venture at The New School, was the making for an insightful and amusing article titled, “In Search of Sports at America's Worst Sports College.”
PRESIDENT'S FORUM: AN EVENING WITH CHARLES STROUSE
On Thursday, March 26, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., New School President Bob Kerrey speaks one-on-one with Charles Strouse, acclaimed composer, lyricist, and arranger.
Charles Strouse’s music has been an integral part of American culture for more than 40 years. His first Broadway musical, Bye Bye Birdie (written with longtime collaborator Lee Adams), won him a Tony Award for best score. In 1970, Strouse’s Applause (starring Lauren Bacall) won him his second Tony, and his 1977 hit, Annie, earned him a third Tony and two Grammy awards. Other musicals include: Golden Boy, It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman, and Rags. Film scores include Bonnie & Clyde, The Night They Raided Minsky’s, and All Dogs Go to Heaven. In addition to composing for musicals and film, he has written orchestral works, chamber music, piano concertos, and opera. He also wrote the theme song “Those Were the Days” for the television show, All in the Family.
Strouse studied under Aaron Copland and Nadia Boulanger. In 1977, he founded the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop in New York. He is the recipient of both the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein awards and a member of the Theater Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. His new book, Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir, was released in June 2008.
This event will take place in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. Admission is free, but space is limited, so online registration is required by March 18.
You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to your admission ticket(s); the link reads, "Click here to print your tickets." Please print out and present the ticket(s) at the check-in desk when you arrive at the event. For additional program information, please contact Stephen Kimmerling (kimmerls@newschool.edu) or Lindsey Jochets (jochetsl@newschool.edu) in the Office of the President at The New School.
NEW SCHOOL ALERTS ADVISES UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY OF SNOW CLOSING
On Monday, March 2, The New School’s emergency alert system known as New School Alerts, debuted to great success. The alert advised The New School community that the university would close due to a snowstorm. While the storm closed many businesses and schools, including all public schools throughout the tri-state area, The New School,
as will generally be the case, followed the lead of the New York City Public Schools.
The New School Alerts system sends messages to cell phones (text and voice), landlines, and/or email addresses during a crisis that relates to the university. Monday’s alert was sent to 14,497 members of the community, reaching a total of 39,920 points of contact.
Although all New School Groupwise email accounts are entered into the system by default, any member of the community who did not provide personal contact information would only have received an email in their New School email account, and thus may have traveled in vain to campus that day.
For the safety of The New School community, all matriculated and continuing education students, faculty, and staff should register their contact information to receive New School Alerts. To register, log in to http://my.newschool.edu, go to The New School Alerts tab and follow the instructions provided. If you have any questions, please email nsalerts@newschool.edu.
All personal information will be kept absolutely confidential within The New School and The New School Alerts system and will never be used for any purpose other than New School Alerts.
Information about conditions that cause or might cause a disruption or change in university routine (e.g., weather delays, transit interruptions, facilities problems or campus closings), are also posted on the university homepage www.newschool.edu, university status page www.newschool.edu/status, and the automated 24-hour campus alert number 212.229.7008.
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 third paper for this academic year, Developing the 2009-10 Operating Budget will be presented by Steve Stabile, assistant vice president for Budget and Planning. The paper will review the sources of The New School's revenues, how funds are spent, and the decision-making process within the University that determines the allocation of resources.
The seminar will take place on Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in the in the Theresa Lang Community & Student Center, 55 West 13th Street 2nd floor. The seminar is open to the university community.
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 is: 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.
Service beyond the call of duty... Outstanding performance... Always great... The best! Do these phrases remind you of a New School staff member? If so, then nominate him or her for the Service Excellence Award, a $1,000 prize.
Presented each year to recognize the contribution of a member of the administrative, clerical, facilities, or security staff of The New School community, nominations may be submitted by students, faculty, and staff members and should include:
- Nominee’s name, position, division/department, and length of service
- Reason(s) for which the nominee deserves the award
- Professional and interpersonal qualities that distinguish the nominee
- Examples of the nominee's outstanding performance/contribution
- Nominator’s name and division/department
The Deadline for submission is Friday, March 20, and should be sent to: Service Excellence Award, Human Resources, 79 Fifth Avenue, 18th floor, or email to SlaughtS@newschool.edu.
NEWS FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
33 VARIATIONS OPENS TONIGHT:
MANNES FACULTY MEMBER DIANE WALSH SPEAKS ABOUT HER BROADWAY DEBUT
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Mannes piano faculty member Diane Walsh is the on-stage pianist with two-time Academy Award Winner Jane Fonda in 33 Variations, a new Broadway play by Moisés Kaufman opening March 9 at the Eugene O’Neill Theater.
The play tells the story of Beethoven's fascination with an insignificant waltz, which led to the composition of his 33 Variations on a Waltz of Diabelli, and the modern-day musicologist Katherine Brandt (Jane Fonda) who sets out to discover the root of Beethoven's obsession. Here, Diane answers a few questions about her first experience on Broadway and what it’s like to work with Jane Fonda whose appearance in 33 Variations is the first on Broadway in 46 years.
Observer: How is it working with the rest of the cast, especially Jane Fonda? Is it more difficult or less in terms of working with actors or other musicians?
Diane: Working with this cast has been a dream. They are all terrific actors, there is great mutual respect and affection, and since this is an unusual play (a play with music that is not a musical), they have all been very eager to have the melding of text to music be as seamless as possible. Working with Jane has been a treat, because she is not only a wonderful actress but a generous colleague who sees clearly that this is an ensemble piece. She has been working tirelessly to perfect her part in it in every way. She and I first got together for some informal rehearsals back in December, just to begin working on some of her speeches, which are essentially duets with some of the piano variations.
Observer: What is the most challenging thing for you? What is your favorite part of the play?
Diane: The theater world is a relatively new milieu for me, but there are many similarities to the music world. Having played much chamber music in my professional life, the interaction with the actors in this play is quite reminiscent of that kind of work, since there is a lot of give and take, and each night things can go slightly differently—although the timing must be as precise as possible. One thing that really stands out for me is how long and hard actors and crew rehearse for a production. We've been rehearsing six days a week since early January.
The most challenging thing for me is staying healthy, keeping my energy up, and staying fresh for performing eight shows a week, although it certainly helps that Beethoven's Diabelli Variations for piano, the subject of the play, is one of my favorite pieces. As for my favorite scene, it is in the second act: the character of Beethoven (wonderfully performed by Zach Grenier) shares with the audience his inner thought process as he writes the fugue (Variation 32). He describes things he wants in the music a few seconds before the audience hears it in my playing, almost as if he is invoking it.
Observer: What advice would you give students about working on Broadway?
Diane: Since this is not a standard musical, and it is my first experience playing on Broadway, I'm not sure I have much to say except, "Don't be afraid to try something different!"
THE NEWMAN AND OLTMAN GUITAR DUO
Hailed by the New York Times as “fresh, hot and headed for fame,” the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo will perform a free concert at the Mannes Concert Hall, Mannes Building, 150 West 85th Street, on Friday, March 20, at 8:00 p.m.
Newman & Oltman, who serve as an Ensemble-in-Residence at Mannes, is recognized as one of America’s foremost instrumental ensembles, with 30 years of international touring taking them all over the world, from Carnegie Hall, the Caramoor, Grand Canyon, Iserlohn, and Bermuda Festivals, Tahiti’s Musée Gauguin, to the world’s cultural capitals, including Rome, Seoul, Oslo, Lima, London, and Cape Town.
Michael Newman is a graduate of Mannes College and serves on the faculty. His teachers were Thomas Anthony, Alberto Valdes Blain, and Oscar Ghiglia. Laura Oltman graduated with honors from Florida State University and teaches at Princeton University. She studied with Bruce Holzman, Oscar Ghiglia, Luisa Sanchez de Fuentes, and Andrés Segovia.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE READING AND AWARDS CEREMONY 2009
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Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in the categories of fiction, general nonfiction, biography and autobiography, poetry, and criticism. This year’s finalists read from their work on Wednesday, March 11, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Finalists include New School MFA Writing faculty Vivian Gornick, Honor Moore, Brenda Wineapple, and Eugene Lang College faculty member Brenda Shaughnessy.
On the next night, Thursday, March 12, the National Book Critics Circle Awards Ceremony will be held from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Both events, which are free, will take place in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street.
The two evenings are sponsored by the National Book Critics Circle and The New School Writing Program.
BIOGRAPHIES: WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?
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Recreating a life in literature is a complex and daunting task. It involves much more than merely stringing together a series of events gleaned from journals, letters, photos, and anecdotes. The biographer’s challenge is to get as close as possible to the truth by presenting the facts objectively. But how does one avoid the pitfalls of inaccurately magnifying, diminishing, or distorting incidents in another’s life journey?
On Thursday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m., learn what it takes to create a fascinating and accurate biography from a panel of leading authors and historians, including Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach; Stefan Kanfer, author of Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando; and Jonathan Alter, author of The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope. The discussion will be moderated by, Jeremy McCarter, senior editor of Newsweek magazine.
This event sponsored by the Center for Communication and The New School will take place 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 emailing info@cencom.org or visiting the Center for Communication website.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
KEYNESIANISM FOR THE RICH, MONETARISM FOR THE POOR:
THE HYPOCRISY OF THE RICH COUNTRIES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Ha-Joon Chang (Department of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge) presents a lecture titled, “Keynesianism for the Rich, Monetarism for the Poor: The Hypocrisy of the Rich Countries in Historical Perspective” on Monday, March 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Alvin Johnson / J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510. Admission is free; but seating is limited and reservations are required by calling 212.229.5901 x4911, or emailing cepa@newschool.edu.
The lecture will be based on his book, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism (Bloomsbury, 2007), in which he discusses how today’s economic superpowers—from the United States to Britain to his native Korea—all attained prosperity by protectionism and government intervention in industry.
Ha-Joon Chang was born in the Republic of Korea and was educated at the Seoul National University and Cambridge. Professor Chang's books include Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Anthem, 2002), and Globalization, Economic Development, and the Role of the State (Zed, 2003). Since 1992 he has served on the editorial board of the Cambridge Journal of Economics. He was a member of the advisory panel for the Human Development Report 1999, and has acted a research project coordinator and consultant to numerous U.N. agencies and international agencies, including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the British Government's Department for International Development, the International Development Research Centre in Canada, and the South African Government's Department of Trade and Industry.
The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) is the economic policy research arm of The New School for Social Research’s Department of Economics. Each year, the center hosts economic policy workshops, publishes topical policy notes, and sponsors newsworthy lectures by top economists and financial leaders. SCEPA’s work is supported in part by a generous gift from Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz.
EIGHTH ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
This two-day conference examines contemporary and historical phenomenological approaches to the body and embodiment and offers alternative accounts that engage with or criticize the phenomenological approach.
The conference will be held on Thursday, March 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Friday, March 27, from 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 6 East 16th Street, room 906/913. Admission is free; but seating is limited and reservations are required by emailing: nssrphilconference@gmail.com.
Conference Program Day 1
10:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks
10:30-11:45 a.m.: Avram Blaker (Temple University), “Higher than Facts, Lower than Essence: Ambiguity, the Body, and Objectivity in Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology” with response by Matt Congdon
12:00-1:15 p.m.: Frances Bottenberg (Stony Brook University), “The Case Against Disembodying Descartes” with response by Joshua Pineda
3:00-4:15 p.m.: Maxwell Tremblay (The New School for Social Research), “Coherence and Collectivity: Fanon and the Limits of the Individual” with response by Bill Remley
4:30-5:45 p.m.: Michael Brownstein (Penn State University), “Does Scholarly Knowledge Ruin Bodily Knowledge? On the Relationship between Embodied Understanding and Social Theory” with response by Mark Theunissen
6:00-8:00 p.m.: Hubert L. Dreyfus (UC Berkeley), “The Myth of the Pervasiveness of the Mental”
Conference Program Day 2
12:00-1:15 p.m.: Michael Butera (Virginia Tech), “A Phenomenology of Sensory Loss: The Late-Deafened” with response by Anna Strelis
1:30-2:45 p.m.: Alisa Mandrigin (University of Edinburgh), “Body as Subject and Object” with response by Janna van Grunsven
3:30-4:45 p.m.: Gabriel Gottlieb (The New School for Social Research), “Eye, Mind, Body: Fichte on Human Embodiment” with response by Karen Ng
5:00-7:00 p.m.: Jay M. Bernstein (The New School for Social Research), “Rape: Notes Towards a Moral Ontology of the Body”
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
SPRING NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PRESENTS: MINGUS MUSIC AMERICA
A tribute to Charles Mingus continues in the second of two concerts being held at The New School on Thursday, March 26, at 8:00 p.m., featuring New School Jazz faculty Andy McKee.
The band performing includes Andy McKee on bass, New School Jazz faculty Vic Juris on guitar, Idris Muhammad on drums, New School Jazz alum Becca Stevens on vocals, and Ivan Renta on tenor saxophone
The concert will take place at the Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Space, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 5th floor. Admission is $10; and free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
DRAMA’S RANDOM ACTS ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL AT HALF-WAY MARK!
The New School for Drama’s RANDOM ACTS One-Act Play Festival continues with its third week of productions Thursday, March 26. Audiences are invited to experience work by some of the best of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Free and open to the public, the plays are presented every other week and include both classic and contemporary works, ranging from Brian Friel’s Lovers to Romulus Linney’s Komachi. The festival will also feature six new works by Drama’s third-year playwrights, to be presented in the final two weeks.
The third weekend runs March 26-28 and will feature these plays:
Blind Date by Horton Foote, directed by Kathy MacGowan with Connor Carew, Brynne Kraynak, Dana Mazzenga, and Patrick Williams
Selected scenes from Bent by Martin Sherman, directed by Sherri Eden Barber with Nate Faust, David Marshall and Jason R Stroud
A Ringing of Doorbells by Thorton Wilder, directed by Web Begole with Jennifer Lagassé, Valerie Lonigro, Adrienne C. Moore, and Bridget Ori
Spain by Romulus Linney, directed by Sabina Ptasznik with David Bly, Marco Formosa, Sara Gozalo, Aidan O’Shea, Guillermo Ulysses, and Kirill Vaal
The festival will run through April 26, with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday matinees at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free, and seating is first come, first served. Reservations are recommended; call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com. Performances will take place at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor, New York City.
Visit www.drama.newschool.edu for the complete schedule and more information.
DRAMA ALUM ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
His first year out of graduate school, Drama alum Ross Beshear, class of 2008, was prepared for the professional world and he knew that the next important step in completing the transition into the industry would be to get his Equity card (which admits one into the actors’ union). Little did he know he’d quickly be invited to join the union and have the opportunity to tour the United States at the same time, having been cast in TheatreWorks tour of The Color of Injustice the beginning of this year.
“Life on the road is fun, but tiring,” remarks Beshear. The company travels in two big vans—one for the set, costumes, and props; the other for the actors. “We do all the setup and breaking down for each show,” he explains, “and we switch off driving. Sometimes we're at the same venue for a week or so, which is nice because then we don't have to load-in and load-out everyday.” In his free-time, he explores the cities he’s in, as well as taking advantage of the hotels’ fitness rooms and pools, not to mention the maid service.
The company will be performing primarily on the eastern coast. “Usually we perform at whatever the major venue is for that city. We've already performed in 2,000-plus seat theaters all the way down to school gymnasiums—so it's good to be flexible and just roll with it [the performance].”
A big challenge Beshear states will be keeping the show fresh over the course of five months. “We’ll do 165 shows total, so it could be easy to fall into auto pilot mode. The training I received at The New School for Drama has given me the freedom [as an actor] on this tour to continually try new choices on stage. Also, learning how to truly listen on stage and understanding how that keeps an actor concentrated and living seamlessly moment-to-moment are part of Drama’s technique. In other words, if the actor is really listening and truthfully responding, the show will always maintain its freshness and spontaneity.”
NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
MFA FINE ARTS STUDENTS FEATURED IN PULSE NEW YORK
Parsons MFA Fine Arts students recently designed a site-specific installation for PULSE New York, the country’s leading contemporary art fair, held March 5-8 at Manhattan’s Pier 40. The installation served as a reading room for visitors and featured work by students chosen by independent curator Eva Diaz. This was the second year that Parsons created an installation for the fair, and is the only school to be featured with a special exhibition in the fair.
The installation incorporated pieces by each of the more than forty MFA Fine Arts candidates at Parsons, as well as books from the students’ personal collections, which will give visitors a sample of what students are reading and thinking about in today’s art schools. The booth was conceived as a space for reading, relaxation, discussion, and contemplation, set apart from the frenetic pace of the fair.
For more information, please visit the PULSE website.
BRIAN TOLLE RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
Parsons alumnus and faculty member Brian Tolle was recently selected for the Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts at the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Tolle is one of 30 contemporary artists whose work was chosen from a pool of over 170 nominees, submitted by the members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, America’s most prestigious honorary society of architects, artists, writers, and composers. This marks the debut New York exhibition for Tolle’s sculpture, Old Glory, constructed from a wheelchair and platinum silicon rubber.
The exhibition is on view March 12-April 5 in the galleries of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, 633 West 155th Street, New York. Exhibition houses are Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. For more information, please visit the Academy of Arts and Letters website.
NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
REGIONAL SOLUTIONS TO SEGREGATION AND RACIAL INEQUITY:
CAN METRO AREAS OVERCOME INEQUALITY?
Milano and the Center for New York City Affairs present the third annual Henry Cohen Lecture, on Wednesday, March 11, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., featuring Myron Orfield, executive director, Institute on Race & Poverty, University of Minnesota, and author of Metropolitics: A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability.
Suburban growth and development away from central cities have increased segregation and racial inequalities in the United States. Using the Twin Cities region as a lens, Orfield shows why policy makers must move away from neighborhood-level responses and develop regional solutions that promote equity and integration for housing, jobs, and schools.
A discussion about the New York region will follow the lecture. Participants include Darrick Hamilton, assistant professor, Milano; Alex Schwartz, associate professor, Milano; and Tom Wright, executive director, Regional Plan Association.
The event will take place 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.
Established in 2006, The Henry Cohen Lecture focuses on public policy challenges and solutions for women, children, and families, particularly in impoverished urban settings. The Henry Cohen Professorship, which focuses on these same issues, is an endowed chair at Milano. The lecture and professorship are both named after Milano’s founding dean, who served from 1965 to 1983.
NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS AND
THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
COLIN GORDON TO TALK AT GOVERNMENTALITY SPEAKERS SERIES
Colin Gordon, professor and chair of History at the University of Iowa will give a free talk titled, “The Cartography of Decline: Mapping the Fate of the American City,” on Thursday, March 12, at 6:00 p.m. at 80 Fifth Avenue, fifth-floor conference room.
Colin Gordon is the author of New Deals: Business, Labor and Politics, 1920-1935 (1994), Dead on Arrival: The Politics of Health in Twentieth Century America (2003), and Mapping Decline: St. Louis and the Fate of the American City (2008). He is also a senior research consultant to the Iowa Policy Project, where he writes on state labor, health, and economic development policies. Colin Gordon received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990.
This event is part of the Control and Space in Governmentality Speakers Series. It is sponsored by the Committee on Historical Studies at The New School for Social Research, the Eugene Lang College History Department, the Market Cultures Working Group, the Office of Civic Engagement, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
CHOOSE YOUR ROOM FOR NEXT YEAR:
STUDENT HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS TAKES PLACE THE WEEK OF APRIL 13
The annual student housing selection process will take place during the week of April 13. Students should submit their housing applications and deposits by March 25 in order to choose a room for the 2009-2010 academic year.
For more information, please visit the Housing website, and click on “Apply for Housing.” If you have any questions, please email myhome@newschool.edu.
PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENT VOLUNTERS NEEDED
Psychological testing volunteers are needed for an ongoing experiment in visual perception being conducted in the visual perception lab at the New School for Social Research Psychology Department. In just 5 minutes volunteers can earn $2.00 or credit for those who are required to participate in psychology research for their degree.
If you would like to participate, go to 80 Fifth Avenue, room 720, on Tuesdays 12:00-5:00 p.m., Wednesdays. 12:00-3:00 p.m., and Thursdays 12:00-5:00 p.m. For more information email Clarissa at slesc399@newschool.edu; or call 212.229.5727 x3176.
Walk-ins are welcome.
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-March 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.
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY ON ENTERTAINMENT?
As a member of The New School, you have access to exclusive entertainment benefits through Plum Benefits! From theater and dance to sports and comedy, you can use this benefit to save time and money when ordering tickets for great seats to the hottest events in town! Log on 24/7 to enjoy:
Exclusive offers for premiere entertainment
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