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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.
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)
Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, Associate Professor of Integrated Design; Dean, School of Design Strategies; and Director, DEED Research Labs
Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Chair of MS Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management, Milano School of Management, Policy, and Environment
Morán Jahn, an interdisciplinary artist-activist and the new director of Parsons’ BFA Integrated Design program, employs creativity to build community resilience.
The Decolonized & Decarbonized Dinner Party—begun as a Parsons-led multidisciplinary learning workshop to build community, share regenerative practices, and expand the design canon—has become a course open to all.
MFA Textiles program leaders Preeti Gopinath and Anette Millington are connecting students, industry partners, and sustainable creative practice in surprising ways—including with the UN.
A partnership with the accessibility consultancy Tilting the Lens has led to new resources for students of all abilities while advancing inclusive fashion practice.
Elizarrarás Acitores documents climate action around the world and created portraits of young climate activists that were shown at the 2021 UN Climate Conference (COP26)
Parsons’ BFA Integrated Design program recently invited new audiences into a celebrated NYC museum through the Float exhibition and family workshop
Drawing on years of designing with cork, professor Daniel Michalik connects students to global partners and platforms for promoting regenerative design.
Evren Uzer Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Parsons School of Design
Professor Brian McGrath shares his innovative approach to architecture in a course that challenges students to collaborate with peers on a model to be exhibited at the Venice Biennale of Architecture
Students in Parsons’ BFA Product Design and MFA Industrial Design programs were recently challenged to innovate products for global folding bike company Brompton Bicycle USA.
Brian McGrath (Professor of Urban Design, Parsons), shares his belief that both architecture and design should be regarded as human rights.
Each year, the BioDesign Challenge invites students from around the world to The New School to reimagine a sustainable future through biotechnology.
Willi Semmler, NSSR’s Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, says his students reflect the spirit of the time and can play an active role in shaping the world of the future.
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