THE NEW SCHOOL
2000 - 01 ARCHIVED RELEASES

Below is a chronological list of news releases (by date of release) issued by the Media Relations office at The New School. For further information, contact Caroline Oyama, (212) 229-5667, ext. 3547.

6/29/01
Mannes College of Music student, Daria Rabotkina, takes fourth prize in the Sendai International Competition in Tokyo.

6/29/01
International Center for Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship (icmec) at New School University's Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science awarded grant from the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

6/29/01
New School University's Journal Donation Project (JDP) to receive $500,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation to expand program to Nigeria.

6/5/01
Alice M. Rivlin appointed Henry Cohen Professor of Urban Management and Policy at the Milano Graduate School at New School University.

6/5/01
Parsons School of Design wins the 2001 International Contemporary Furniture Fair Editor's Award in Design School category.

6/4/01
The Mannes Beethoven Institute to present two evenings of Beethoven sonatas on Wednesday, July 11, 8 p.m. and Friday, July 13, 8 p.m.

5/16/01
New School University to hold 65th Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 3:00 PM at Radio City Music Hall

4/17/01
Parsons School of Design's Fashion Critics Award Benefit breaks fundraising record! Event: Tuesday, April 17, 2001.

4/12/01
Joffrey B.F.A. dancers to present "L'Air d'Esprit" spring dance performance on Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, at 8 pm at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center.

3/15/01
New School announces graduate program in International Affairs.

3/13/01
Mannes Opera to present "Viva Verdi" an evening of fully staged operatic scenes celebrating Verdi's centennial on May 9 and 10.

3/8/01
New School University appoints Ann-Louise Shapiro as Dean of The New School.

2/28/01
James Moody, Jackie McLean and Phil Woods to be honored with the Beacons in Jazz awards.

2/27/01
Mannes College of Music will present the Mannes Orchestra with conductor David Hayes on Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 8 PM at Symphony Space.

2/20/01
Bob Kerrey installed as New School University's 7th President.

1/29/01
Parsons School of Design to honor Gene Kahn and the May Department Stores Company at the Fashion Critics Awards Benefit, Tuesday, April 17, 2001.

1/26/01
Samuel Wong to conduct the Mannes Orchestra on Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 8 PM at Lincoln Center's Allice Tully Hall.

1/19/01
Dr. Kenneth Prewitt, Director of the United States Census Bureau, to become Dean of New School University's Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science.

1/4/01
NewMusicMannes to present an evening of contemporary music on Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 8 PM..

1/3/01
"Jazz Matters" Jazz Journalists Association to present a new series of discussions on jazz issues with New School University's Jazz and Contemporary Music Program.

1/3/01
Samuel Wong to conduct the Mannes Orchestra on Thursday, February 1, 2001 at 8 PM at Symphony Space.

12/15/00
Parsons School of Design presents an exhibition on "Eating Disorders in a Disordered Culture"

12/15/00
The Actors Studio Drama Schohol presents its fifth anniversary repertory season January 31-May 12, 2001 at the Actors Studio Drama School Theatre.

12/11/00
Soprano Renata Scotto to lead Master Class at Mannes College of Music.

11/27/00
Joffrey/New School University Dance Program to collaborate in first program with New School Jazz Program.

11/27/00
Joffrey/New School University Dance Program to present a studio showing at LaGuardia High School.

11/17/00
"Altered States of Consciousness." conference at New School University on February 22-24, 2001.

11/13/00
Mannes College of Music to conclude Mannes Bach 2000 with Concert at Weill Recital Hall on Tuesday, December 19 at 8 PM.

11/13/00
Actors Studio Drama School to open 5th annual Repertory Season on Wednesday, January 31, 2001

10/25/00
Milano Graduate School to celebrate opening of new home with week-long series of public events.

10/20/00
"Slavery and Reparations." Conference at New School University on Friday, October 20 and Saturday, October 21, 2000

10/16/00
"A Party for Zoot": New School Jazz Program to host benefit on Sunday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jazz Standard for the Zoot Sims Scholarship fund

10/11/00
Parsons School of Design appoints Tony Whitfield as Chair and Atim Annette as Associate Chair of Product Design

9/29/00
Design Talks: Parson's School of Design's Product Design department to present a series of fall lectures with top designers

9/25/00
Michael Vollbracht: Nothing Sacred: Exhibition at Parsons School of Design from Monday, October 30 through Friday, November 3

9/14/00
Samuel Wong to conduct The Mannes Orchestra in a concert featuring works by Beethoven and Copland on Tuesday, October 31, 2000 at 8 p.m. at Alice Tully Hall

9/8/00
Fontainebleau Associations of Fontainebleau, France and Parsons School of Design's Department of Architecture to present a series of free lectures with landscape architects Ken Smith, Gary Hilderbrand, and Michael Van Valkenburgh

9/8/00
Milano Graduate School's J.M. Kaplan Center for NYC Affairs announces fall 2000 programs

9/8/00
Legendary tenor Jon Vickers to present a dramatic ready of Tennyson work on Tuesday, October 24 and a master class on Friday, October 27 at Mannes College of Music

9/8/00
Pianist Vladimir Feltsman to perform Bach's Well-tempered Clavier at Mannes College of Music on Wednesday, September 17 at 8 p.m.

9/5/00
Privacy issue topic of major conference at New School University on October 5-7, 2000

9/1/00
Parsons School of Design announces exhibitions: fall 2000

8/22/00
Actors Studio fall 2000 seminar series guests to include Spike Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Costner, Mike Myers, Melanie Griffith, Michael Douglas and Ed Harris

8/21/00
Rebecca Wright appointed Chair of Joffrey Ballet School/New School University B.F.A. Program in Dance program

8/15/00
Stefano Basilico appointed Curator of New School University's art collection

8/4/00
Parsons School of Design appoints Steven W. Kroeter as new Chair of Design Marketing Program

7/26/00
Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio recognized with Emmy 2000 nomination for outstanding non-fiction series