“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.”
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)
Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Chair of MS Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management, Milano School of Management, Policy, and Environment
Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, Associate Professor of Integrated Design; Dean, School of Design Strategies; and Director, DEED Research Labs
Morán Jahn, an interdisciplinary artist-activist and the new director of Parsons’ BFA Integrated Design program, employs creativity to build community resilience.
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.
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics is a research center and public forum for art, culture, and politics. Through compelling public programs, publications, exhibitions, curricula, and performances, the center develops and supports new roles for the arts and artists in advancing social justice.
The Urban Systems Lab (USL) is an interdisciplinary research, design, and practice space that provides information and analysis for developing more equitable, resilient, and sustainable cities.
The Tishman Environment and Design Center integrates bold design, policy, and social justice approaches to tackle the climate crisis and advance environmental justice.
The Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab is an action research laboratory that applies interdisciplinary expertise to sustainable practices and social innovation.
The Size Inclusion in Fashion (SIF) Lab is dedicated to promoting size inclusion, particularly for plus sizes, in fashion, bridging the gap between education, consumers, and industry.
The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center hosts exhibitions and events to promote active dialogue on the role of innovative art and design in responding to our contemporary world.
Parsons Entrepreneurial Lab (ELab) is a design-driven business lab dedicated to entrepreneurial research and practice, providing support and know-how to help students and recent alumni turn entrepreneurial ideas into thriving ventures.
By centering multispecies entanglements, the Multispecies Lab collective addresses the ongoing effects of the climate crisis on world-making to embrace multispecies flourishing and advance more-than-human design and scholarship.
The Housing Justice Lab is a platform for dialogue, research, and strategic design that advocates for equitable neighborhood development, housing justice, and community-driven development across cities.
The Healthy Materials Lab (HML) is a design research lab dedicated to transforming the way building products are manufactured, eliminating potential toxics, and supporting the creation of new healthier materials.
The Gromek Institute is an interdisciplinary hub that supports fashion business education, research, and professional engagement. It connects academia with industry across design, business, technology, and social impact, preparing future fashion and creative business leaders for the global fashion sector.
DEED (Development through Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and Design) is a research laboratory focusing on the future of indigenous artisans and their children, including poverty alleviation, artisan empowerment, and cultural preservation.
The Consortium for Transdisciplinarity (CT/d) provides an institutional space for transdisciplinary research, teaching and learning, and community action.
Striving for a more just and equitable city, the Center for New York City Affairs is an applied policy research institute, dedicated to improving the effectiveness of public policies and services for under-resourced communities.
Through research, experimentation, and coalition building the lab investigates how artificial intelligence is transforming creative work across art, design, writing, and beyond.
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.
