The liberal arts education we provide produces graduates who are well prepared for today’s rapidly evolving working world. Students at Eugene Lang College develop the critical thinking, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary competencies that are increasingly in demand. They are responsive to global and societal shifts and understand that having a successful career means continuously developing as a person and professional.
Our graduates go on to fulfilling careers in today’s top industries. Among our recent alumni are entertainers, influential journalists who have started new online platforms, activists working in local grassroots and national organizations, award-winning scholars and authors, and notable socially responsible entrepreneurs and executives.
BAMA students Anya Isabel Andrews, Oscar Fossum, and Grace Song share their experiences in the program.
Lang alum Zenat Begum uses her cafe as a place in which to bridge the gaps between the people living in her gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood.
Nayaab, BA Interdisciplinary Science '12 (Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts), researches the critical intersections between cells and society.
Cleopatra, BA Liberal Arts '08 (Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts), asks herself, What can I do for my community that has never been done before?
Cierra Britton is a gallerist and 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
Anna is a Berlin-based American journalist who focuses on war and conflict, human rights violations, and the environment. Her work has taken her to Armenia, Lebanon, and, most recently, Ukraine.
How does Western media overlook entire communities? Drawing on her BFA in Photography from Parsons, her BA in Global Studies from Lang, and her MA in Anthropology from NSSR, Abigail considers the views of members of the Mohawk Nation.
Take advantage of The New School’s connections with leading NYC-based organizations in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors and earn credits for internships. You will gain hands-on experience, develop confidence, and establish an expansive network of professional contacts.
Our Office of Civic Engagement and Social Justice (CESJ) is here to connect you to a wide range of opportunities that support student and faculty commitments to social change.
Explore our rewarding international opportunities and take your scholarship to a setting abroad. As a Lang student, you have a variety of options for study abroad, depending on your major and location of study.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.