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New School professor wins $50,000 Whiting Award

Anaïs Duplan received a Whiting Award at the New York Historical Society on April 6. He was honored with the award for his nonfiction book “Blackspace: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture.” Illustration by Camila Giraldo

Anaïs Duplan is among many other established and up-and-coming writers that have been honored with the prestigious award. A former New School professor and celebrated poet was one…

The New School raises tuition 3.8% for the 2022-2023 academic year

The New School is raising tuition and fees for the 2022-23 school year. According to an email sent out on March 21, they are doing so to cover rising costs. Chart by Hana Lanzkowsky

The university cited costs such as salaries, medical coverage, taxes and more for the increase. The New School is raising tuition for all undergraduate and most graduate degree…

How the war in Ukraine is impacting New School students

Managing schoolwork and everyday life can be hard. With the ongoing war in Ukraine, students with ties to the country have to worry about what’s going on abroad on top of everything else. Illustration by Caitlin Du

New School students with ties to Ukraine balance academic work with advocating for those impacted by the invasion. As the world focuses on the devastation Ukrainians are facing,…