Eric Anthamatten-Dominguez

Eric Anthamatten-Dominguez, a professor of philosophy and humanities at The New School and an alum, died suddenly in late May.

Eric was a scholar, philosopher, artist, and activist. His research, writing, and teaching examined ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of art. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the NSSR, where he wrote a dissertation entitled “Pedagogy of the Condemned,” a philosophical engagement of the relationship between education, punishment, and freedom. Eric taught extensively across the university, most recently serving as Part-Time Assistant Professor at Parsons and in the Global Studies program at SPE. His courses included “Integrative Seminar” and “Time” in the First Year program at Parsons, as well as Prisons, Punishment, & Global (In)Justice at SPE, which he had taught since 2016. Over the course of his 20-year career, Eric also taught philosophy at several other institutions, including Fordham University and Pratt Institute, and in prisons in Connecticut, New York, and Texas. Indeed, since 2008 he had been an active participant in prison education initiatives across New York, including the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility as well as the Metropolitan Correctional Center, as part of the prison education program at Lang, and he was part of the Lang CESJ-Prison Initiative planning team for the 2020-2021 academic year. His writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

We offer our deepest condolences to Eric's family and will be offering support to his many friends, colleagues, and students throughout the university community in the coming days. In the meantime, we would like to share some counseling resources:

For Faculty and Staff
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free and confidential counseling sessions. You can access their services by calling 888.238.6232 anytime, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or visit resourcesforliving.com (enter the username "newschool" and the password "eap").

For Students
Counselors at Student Health Services are available for virtual telecounseling if you would like to talk. Visit shsportal.newschool.edu to make an appointment. You can also reach out to studentsupport@newschool.edu

Read more about his legacy:

• Eric's obituary
• In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Eric Anthamatten-Dominguez Memorial Fund, supporting the Education Department at The Fortune Society. Dedicated to strengthening the fabric of our communities, The Fortune Society supports successful reentry from incarceration and promotes alternatives to incarceration--a mission Eric embodied through his life work.