NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES LA GUARDIA 2002 SCHOLARS PROGRAM

BOB KERREY ANNOUNCES FIVE $100,000
LA GUARDIA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TOP NYC STUDENTS

(New York, NY – February 11, 2002) New School University and its President Bob Kerrey announced that it is creating a new scholarship program, the La Guardia Scholars Program, which will award five $100,000 scholarships to New York City’s top high school students. The scholarships will be open to all public, private and parochial high school seniors applying to Eugene Lang College, the undergraduate, liberal arts division of New School University. Lang College is located at 65 West 11th Street in Manhattan. The La Guardia Scholars Program is designed to strengthen the University’s commitment to NYC.

In announcing these scholarships, President Kerrey commented, "These scholarships will enable five outstanding students from each of the five boroughs to get the best education that a New York City institution can offer. And, it is our hope that our La Guardia 2002 Scholars will use their New School University experience to give something back to our great city and personally contribute to its progress."

• Student must be from one of the five boroughs of NYC.
• Student should share a passion for public service and community involvement.
• Student should have strong creative problem solving skills and consensus building skills.
• Student should have exceptional character and academic achievement.

For more information on the program, call (877) 5AVE-321 or go to the Web site at www.newschool.edu.

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Eugene Lang College, a division of New School University, is an undergraduate, liberal arts college. Lang College offers an interdisciplinary curriculum organized into five broad areas of concentration: Literature, Writing and the Arts; Social and Historical Inquiry; Mind, Nature and Value; Urban Studies; and Cultural Studies. In addition to the B.A. degree, the College offers joint B.A/B.F.A. programs in conjunction with Parsons School of Design and New School University’s Jazz and Contemporary Music Program. Students may also combine study toward Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in media studies at The New School and in urban policy, health, non-profit management and human resources through the Milano Graduate School. A B.A./M.A. with the Graduate Faculty in liberal studies is also available. Currently, there are more than 600 students enrolled in Lang College.

New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students and 25,000 continuing education students, is comprised of seven academic divisions: The New School, the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College, Mannes College of Music, the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Actors Studio Drama School, as well as the University's B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music. New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online courses in the nation. For further information about admission to New School University, call 877-528-3321 or go to the Web site at www.newschool.edu