Emma Donelly-Higgins, Author at The New School Free Press

Binx Health: New School’s $11 Million COVID-19 Testing Program

Illustration by Nitya Kumar

Located one floor below ground level in the University Center is one indication of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: a university-run testing center. At the busiest times of day,…

Parsons Faculty, Staff Ratify Letter Explaining Vote of ‘No Confidence’ in Executive Dean: Letter Claims Dean of Academic Planning was Forced to Resign

The majority of assembled Parsons School of Design staff and faculty expressed their discontent in the leadership of Executive Dean Rachel Schreiber by way of a vote of no confidence Oct. 20, and have since ratified a letter to the provost explaining the vote. “Following the abrupt, forced resignation of Dean Bourgeois on Monday, October 18th, Executive Dean Schreiber’s communication to full-time faculty and staff on October 19th offered no context or way forward,” the letter, sent on Nov. 9, states. Photo by Emma Donelly-Higgins

On Nov. 9, the Parsons School of Design Faculty and Staff councils ratified by an overwhelming majority a letter to the university Provost, describing the resignation of Dean…

Parsons Staff, Faculty Vote ‘No Confidence’ in Executive Dean Following Sudden Departure of Long-Term Administrator; University Backs Executive Dean

Photo by Katherine Huggins

An overwhelming majority of assembled Parsons School of Design faculty and staff voted to pass a resolution of no confidence in the leadership of Parsons’ Executive Dean Rachel…

Admin Acknowledges Two-Day Buffer Period Past 14-Day Testing Policy

SCANNING IN — Kayla Dantz, a second-year Fashion Design student at Parsons School of Design, scans her ID card to enter the University Center at The New School. The university’s COVID-19 testing procedures have left her nervous about unjustly being locked out of campus buildings. “There have been a lot of instances where students in my class have gotten tested in time or have gotten false positives and they haven’t been able to get onto campus and then they haven’t been able to even Zoom into class so they miss the entire class,” Dantz said. Photo by Alexandra Nava-Baltimore

Vaccinated individuals can access campus buildings up to 16 days past the date of their last COVID-19 test, a COVID-19 coordinator confirmed Friday. In an interview with The…

Thousands to March from Washington Square Park to Union Square Park Saturday in Nationwide Call for Reproductive Rights

Art by Chelsea Sarabia. Photos by Luigi Morris

Thousands of New Yorkers are expected to participate in a march for reproductive rights on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. as part of a nationwide campaign hosted…

Students and Faculty Report Continued Building Access Despite Missing Two-Week Testing Mark

ACCESSING CAMPUS IN THE PANDEMIC — The New School’s 55 W. 13th St. location, Arnhold Hall, features turnstiles that students and faculty must tap with their ID cards to open. The electronic system should not let through individuals who have not uploaded up-to-date negative COVID-19 test results to their Student Health Services portal, but this is not always the case. “I was able to access campus for the one day that I had to even though my access was red [revoked due to insufficient testing],” said Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts first-year Theo Lim-Jisra. Photo by Stevie Rowley

As The New School enters its fourth week of classes, at least five known students and one faculty member have been able to enter campus buildings despite failing…