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Recent Updates: The New School has released its academic plan for 2020-21 and a phased reopening plan for its New York campus. Please check the Parsons Paris website for information about our Paris campus. Learn more.
The New School’s students, alums, and faculty engage in groundbreaking scholarly research, creative practice, and scholarship that has a global and social impact. Our 34 academic centers and institutes defy disciplinary boundaries to address the world’s most pressing problems.
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The groundbreaking research and work done by our students, alumni, and faculty expand and redraw conventional boundaries. Explore work defined by rigorous methodology, deep exploration, and innovative problem solving.
A Day in the Life
Wondering what a day in the life of a New Schooler is like? When you study in the heart of Greenwich Village, every day is a chance to explore, challenge what you know and believe, and find inspiration. Student-made videos, stories, playlists, and interactive maps immerse you in our community.
No matter the area of study, New School students graduate with creative problem-solving skills that change how they investigate, contribute to, and live in the world. Explore inspiring stories from our entrepreneurial alumni, and learn more about how we help prepare you for life after graduation.
The New School offers a financial aid guarantee for all programs. Our institutional scholarships and grants will remain the same for the duration of your program, even if financial circumstances change.
The New School Is...
The New School is a legendary progressive university in New York City. From the start, we've aspired to be open to dissenting opinions and the avant-garde in scholarship and the arts. Students from around the world come to Greenwich Village and The New School to participate in an intellectual life of critical analysis and experimentation. Learning is driven by discussion in classes led by faculty known for their creative, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving. Visit and engage with The New School, find more information, and apply for one of our rigorous, selective programs in art and design, social science, liberal arts, management and public policy, media, or performing arts.
Courage and innovation have powered The New School since its founding in 1919. Today The New School continues to challenge the status quo as a leading urban university where design and social research drive approaches to studying issues of our time.
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PayScale, a provider of compensation data and software, places The New School, home of Parsons School of Design, at the top of its list of art and design schools by salary potential. When it comes to investing in an art and design education, no university pays more dividends than The New School.
Explore an unmatched range of academic programs focused on critical and creative thinking, boundary-breaking collaborations, and project-based learning for the real world.
The New School welcomes renowned designer Paula Scher, partner at Pentagram, to unveil and discuss the work of a yearlong collaboration with The New School on Monday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center. Scher and her New School collaborators will respond to questions from the audience. A reception follows at 8 p.m. The event is free, but reservations are recommended.
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Gain the reporting, writing, and design skills you need to thrive in the 21st-century media ecosystem.
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Interactive comic books, next-generation designer apparel, new ideas in architecture, and much more are on view on the Parsons Thesis Site.
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Explore The New School’s Greenwich Village campus, from student residences to academic, exhibition, and performance spaces to the spectacular new University Center.
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Take your creativity to a new level with The New School’s intensive summer study programs, offered in some of the world’s most exciting and culturally diverse cities, including New York, Paris, and London. Choose from art and design at Parsons, music at Mannes, filmmaking, drama, creative writing, and more—for pre-college students, college students, and adults.
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Milano students collaborate on more than 400 client-based projects each year focusing on the big social, economic, environmental, and political issues of our time.
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Explore The New School’s undergraduate and graduate degrees and summer programs in Paris, where students collaborate with peers, industry partners, and local and global communites.
The New York Times covered The New School’s announcement to divest itself of all fossil fuel investments and to reshape its curriculum so students in every field will have access to programing, courses, and projects focused on sustainability.
The New School’s seminar college brings intimate classes and engaged learning to the heart of New York City.
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