Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment, sometimes referred to as annual enrollment, is the window of opportunity occurring once a year when employees of The New School may make changes to their elected fringe benefit options such as health insurance, dental insurance, flexible spending, etc.

Open Enrollment begins on October 24 and lasts through November 11, 2022. Changes become effective January 1, 2023.

All changes to your elections have to be made through the university's online self-service system, MyDay. You can review all current and future benefit elections through your MyDay portal. Please refer to the Open Enrollment MyDay Guide for step-by-step instructions. 

You will use the same username and password to sign in to MyDay that you use to sign in to your New School email address. Please note that two-step authentication through Duo may be required for certain individuals. For assistance with MyDay, contact [email protected].

Yes. You can enroll in or change your benefits from any computer with Internet access during the Open Enrollment period.

Generally, you may change your elections for the following plans only once a year, during the university's annual Open Enrollment period. However, you may change your elections during the calendar year if you experience a change in status (also known as a qualifying life event) as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

These benefits include:

• Health Plans
• Dental Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care or Dependent Care)
• Supplemental Life Insurance

Please note: Not all benefits may apply to all employees.

Yes. You can enroll in, discontinue, or make changes to the following benefits any time throughout the year:

• Retirement Plans (Tax Deferred Annuity)
• Qualified Transportation (Pre- or Post-Tax Transit and Parking)

You can change your benefits within 31 days of a qualifying life event. Qualifying life events include:

• Marriage
• Divorce
• Change in your spouse or qualified domestic partner's employment status
• New child
• Death in your family

If it's not clear whether your life event qualifies, contact [email protected]. For instructions on submitting changes following a qualifying life event, please visit our webpage.

If you wish to participate in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), you must take action during the annual Open Enrollment Period. For the Healthcare FSA, only $500 of unused contributions will carry over into 2023. The policy for the Dependent Care FSA is “use it or lose it”; amounts may be used only during the calendar year.

All other benefits will continue unless you make changes during Open Enrollment. However, we strongly recommend that you review your benefits to make sure that you have selected the best options for yourself and/or your family.

You are permitted to make changes to your benefits elections directly in MyDay at any time from October 24 through November 11, 2022. Following November 11, 2022, you will no longer be able to make updates to your benefit elections.

Please access our webpage for contact information for all of our benefits vendors. For further assistance, contact the Benefits unit at [email protected].

To find medical health care providers, go to aetna.com or download the Attain by Aetna app. You can also call Aetna at 833.770.1099 for provider information.

To find dental providers, go to aetna.com or download the Attain by Aetna app. You can also call Aetna at 833.770.1099 for provider information.