Centers & Institutes Centers, institutes, and special initiatives at the Schools of Public Engagement engage faculty, students, and community partners in the process of co-creating knowledge in a variety of disciplines. Learn More
May 16th 2025 The New School’s 89th Commencement: A Day of Celebration and Community The New School’s 89th Commencement found a new home in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to celebrate the scholarship, ingenuity, and eclecticism of the Class of 2025. President Joel Towers presided over ...
May 8th 2025 Spark Showcases the Achievements and Creativity of The New School Each spring, all of the colleges, centers, institutes, and labs at The New School showcase the innovative research, writing, and creative projects happening at the university. Spark, the annual university-wide ...
May 8th 2025 New School Fellowships Connect Theory with Praxis for Undergraduate and Graduate Students At The New School, learning is not confined to the university’s colleges. Educational opportunities are also found at the more than 30 centers, labs, and institutes at the university and ...
May 2nd 2025 The Spark Awards Honor Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff Who Are Creating Positive Change on Campus and Beyond Recently, The New School celebrated eight honorees with the Spark Award, a university-wide recognition that celebrates the students, alumni, faculty, and staff who are using their groundbreaking research, work, and ...
Apr 10th 2025 The New School for Social Research's 2025 Phillips Lecture Featured Acclaimed Writer Salman Rushdie The acclaimed author Salman Rushdie recently came to The New School to deliver the 2025 William Phillips lecture, a talk titled “Blasphemy Is a Victimless Crime.” Rushdie is the author ...
Mar 28th 2025 The Henry Cohen Lecture “Inequality by Design” Examines the Policies that Exacerbate the Wealth Gap This year’s Henry Cohen Lecture Series began with “Inequality by Design,” a discussion of death, taxes, and the public policies that exacerbate wealth inequality. Nina Turner, senior fellow at the ...
Feb 27th 2025 Ernest Dickerson, 2025 Hirshon Artist-in-Residence, Inspires Students to Explore the Power of Visual Storytelling “My mantra is that creation is a patient search because you’re creating a world, an environment that you have to put into your movie, which takes time. I’ve spent a ...
Feb 27th 2025 New School Alumni Recognized as Trailblazers by Prestigious Publications Every year, New School alumni are recognized for the impact they are making on the world in a range of industries. Their work and achievements have recently been celebrated by ...
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