Sean Baker Tells Students There's 'No Set Formula' for Filmmaking "I have always held The New School in high regard for its progressive thinking in the approach to education and the wealth of talent that I observed in the student body.” Learn More
Tanya Sondergaard Toft: Author, Artist, Curator “I work at the intersection of new media art, architecture, and the urban environment. The fieldwork research skills I learned at The New School I now apply to my projects.” Learn More
Alan Jenkins: President of The Opportunity Agenda "I was interested in the nuts and bolts of 21st-century storytelling, but I also wanted to know what people who had studied the question had said about it." Learn More
Andrés Bayona: Content Manager for Televisa in Mexico City "The MS in Media Management Program provided me a solid foundation in managerial skills to critically analyze media industries and their products.” Learn More
Saundra Thomas: Former Vice President of Community Affairs at WABC-TV "I had no idea there was a job that would allow me to use my creative skills and combine my deep passion for people and community to tell stories and make change. I believe my experience and education created the space and room for me to be successful in doing both." Learn More
Maya Muma: Emmy-Award Winning Film Editor “I wanted a classroom environment where we learned how to think critically, where we discussed and wrote. You can understand how the software works, but if you don't know how to tell a story, a good, authentic, and ethical story — you can't make a good film.” Learn More
Career Support As soon as you enter your first year of study, you can take advantage of the services of The New School’s Center for Graduate Careers and Professional Development. The office works directly with recruiting employers and offers help with career planning and decision making, networking, and referrals. Learn More
June 13, 2019 The New School’s Academic Year in Books 2018-19: Alumni The 2018-2019 academic year was another successful one for The New School’s alumni authors, who published dozens of compelling works that resonated with audiences throughout the world. From the harrowing ...
March 21, 2019 The New School + #SXSW: Faculty, Alumni, and Students Showcase Innovative, Interdisciplinary Projects Every March, thousands of people, and almost as many brands, descend upon Austin, Texas, for the annual #SXSW Interactive Festival. For the last five years, The New School has been ...
March 14, 2019 ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Director and 2019 Hirshon Director-in-Residence Raoul Peck Inspires Students to Create Truth Through Film Filmmaker Raoul Peck has no interest in fiction. He’s drawn to reality and he’s compelled by stories that tell the truth, even when the truth is uncomfortable. Peck, director of ...
September 25, 2018 Greg Mania, Media Studies '17, Juggles Comedy, Writing, and Teaching Greg Mania, MA Media Studies ’17, is taking his talents to the classroom in a series of online writing workshops for Personal Disclosures – beginning October 1 and running for ...
August 28, 2018 The New School Announces Inaugural Cohort of Impact Entrepreneurship Fellows Last year, The New School launched the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative (IEI), a university-wide program supporting early-stage socially engaged entrepreneurial leaders in developing the mindsets, skills, and sense of purpose needed to thrive ...
July 19, 2018 Vladan Nikolic, a Leader in Transmedia and Digital Film, is the New Dean of Media Studies Immersive media — pioneering technologies that place users in simulated environments or enable them to see from another person’s perspective — have the potential to create deeper engagement and empathy ...
June 21, 2018 The New School's Academic Year in Books 2017-18: Faculty From the history of fascism and populism to the perversion of America’s self-made man to the ways in which “anxieties of affluence” suppress discussions of income inequality, faculty members confronted ...
June 19, 2018 Media Studies' Peter Asaro Helps Put an End to Google's Contract for a Controversial Pentagon AI Imaging Program Earlier this year, Peter Asaro, associate professor of Media Studies at The New School, co-wrote an open letter in support of Google employees protesting their company’s decision to provide artificial intelligence technology to the ...
May 16, 2018 Media Studies' Peter Asaro Urges Google to Withdraw from Controversial Pentagon Contract Three months ago, Google employees learned about the company’s decision to provide artificial intelligence to Project Maven, a controversial military pilot program that aims to help the Department of Defense (DoD) ...
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