PRESS STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT BOB KERREY

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 – New School President Bob Kerrey has issued the following statement:

Today I met with the faculty of The New School in what will be the first step in establishing a new process to
enhance shared governance of the university and open up lines of communication. In the meeting, I updated the faculty on my progress on several of their resolutions. I have made the decision not to serve as an interim chief academic officer as we move ahead with an important search for a new provost. I intend to work with our deans, faculty, and students, as I did on two previous occasions, to set up a selection process for this essential position.

In order to keep the university moving forward, faculty and administrators alike must work together through constructive dialogue. And in that spirit, I appreciated the frankness and openness of our faculty during today's
meeting. It was a positive start of what I am confident will be a productive relationship, where together we can advance a shared vision of academic excellence at The New School.

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