Parsons Now

Jeongki Lim (Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management, Parsons) says we should approach creative AI with curiosity rather than fear and discusses the new potential of the creative economy.

Sreshta Rit Premnath (Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Parsons) talks about decolonizing art history and how he addresses migration and detention issues in the United States in his own work.

Kelly Walters (Assistant Professor of Communication Design, Parsons) discusses deconstructing the stereotypes and embedded coding in film, television, and music.

Shana Agid (Associate Professor of Arts, Media, and Communication at Parsons) unpacks the role played by visual culture in cultural movements.

Radhika Subramaniam (Associate Professor of Visual Culture, Parsons School of Design) discusses how she interrogates voice through the space between humans and animals.

Daniel Sauter (Associate Professor of Data Visualization), explains the importance of data visualization in bringing critical information to audiences who need it most.

Grace Jun (Assistant Professor of Fashion, Parsons) asks how designers can translate their skills for diverse audiences and enhance agency for people of all abilities as well as aging populations.

Keanan Duffty (Director of MPS Fashion Management and Associate Professor of Fashion, Parsons), is empowering fashion management students with the future-facing thinking needed to make maximum impact.

Lucia Cuba (Assistant Professor of Fashion Design, Parsons School of Design) discusses her belief in developing a curriculum that not only promotes awareness of social issues but inspires action.

Evren Uzer (Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Parsons School of Design) speaks about the role of design in distributing benefits and burdens equally across society.

Brian McGrath (Professor of Urban Design, Parsons), shares his belief that both architecture and design be regarded as human rights.

Lucille Tenazas, Henry Wolf Professor of Communication Design at Parsons, proposes that we all have an inner designer that can help us better understand design and one another.

Jonsara Ruth (Design Director and Co-founder, Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design) and Alison Mears (Director and Co-founder, Healthy Materials Lab) discuss the silent epidemic raging around us and ways the Healthy Materials Lab is innovating to democratize green living.

David Carroll (Associate Professor of Media Design, Parsons), reveals the vital role designers and technologists can play today in both elections and public health.

Rama Chorpash (Associate Professor of Product Design at Parsons) discusses the power and importance of connecting and co-designing with the world and those who have not traditionally had a voice.

John Bruce (Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management and Director of Transdisciplinary Design, Parsons) reveals the importance of curiosity and research in forging a long, iconoclastic career in art and design.

Shelley Fox (Donna Karan Professor of Fashion and Director, MFA Fashion Design and Society, Parsons) says fashion is not only a reflection of our collective experience but an important tool for building new and inclusive narratives in changing times.

Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo (Associate Professor of Integrated Design; Dean, School of Design Strategies; and Director, DEED Research Labs) speaks about the need for a deep understanding of systems in order to imagine a better world.