New Schoolers march to President McBride’s townhouse to demand better treatment of part-time faculty, student workers and other staff

Nelson Nuñez, recording secretary of labor of the United Brothers of Teamsters Local 1205 stands in front of New School President Dwight A. McBride's townhouse with a letter demanding improved working conditions for university workers. Image by Hope Thompson.

Dozens of New School students and faculty marched down Fifth Avenue to university President Dwight McBride’s West Village townhouse earlier this month to protest the working conditions of…

How IT Central began a mass alumni email chain.

An email sent from IT Central on April 14 informs alumni of changes to their New School Google accounts beginning Nov. 1. The messages are the result of an announcement made by IT Central about Google services. Photo by Rachel Potter

An accidental email chain formed as a result of one curious alumnus’ ‘reply all’ to an IT Central announcement about the Google Service changes. When Parsons School of…

The New School hosts first in-person block party in three years

Gnarls shows their New School spirit with a festive “dab.” The Block Party was virtual last year, but this year the in-person event featured games and free food. Lilly Gorman

Spanning W. 12th Street in front of the Lang building, students gathered for free food, music, crafts and carnival festivities at the 25th Annual Block Party on May…

New School employees: Behind the scenes

New School employees at their work stations, performing tasks like cleaning and checking out library books. From left to right, Ty Sidberry prepares food as a cafeteria line cook, Angel Mendez sanitizes surfaces as a dishwasher, Clyde Ackman monitors the UC lobby as a security guard, Max Van Alstine checks out books as a library student assistant and Beatrice Ramos checks out customers as a cafeteria cashier. Photos by Mili Patel

A glimpse into the lives of New School staff who work behind the scenes. When thinking of New School employees, faculty members are typically top of mind for…

O CAFE is out. Café New is open for business.

New School President Dwight A. McBride and mascot Gnarls celebrate the reopening of Café New in the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts building on Thursday. After two years, the cafe reopened under New School management. Photo by Caroline McKenzie

After a two-year break, the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts cafe space is back open under New School management. New School President Dwight A. McBride celebrated the…