Parsons gives students the tools they need to achieve professional success and prepares them to think beyond current paradigms to develop design solutions to the pressing problems of the day. Our students arrive here with diverse interests, perspectives, and backgrounds; they graduate prepared to critically and creatively address the need for change in an evolving world.
“One big lesson from The New School was to challenge everything. By challenging traditional models of thinking, that type of environment really allowed me to learn from others, to trust myself, and to really imagine new ways to do things.”
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.”
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.
Elizarrarás Acitores documents climate action around the world and created portraits of young climate activists that were shown at the 2021 UN Climate Conference (COP26)
Green Infrastructure Grant Program Manager at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection
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.
