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The New School received foreign funding totaling $7.6 million
The New School has received approximately $7.6 million in foreign funding through six separate transactions since 2013, according to data from the U.S. Department…
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The New School to lay off 15% of faculty and staff this spring
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This story was updated on Mar. 24, 2026 at 10:37 a.m. The New School will lay off approximately 15% of its staff and faculty, according to a leaked employee email from March 13 shared with…
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Board of trustees asked to reaffirm confidentiality ahead of upcoming meeting
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This story was updated on April 8, 2026 at 3:53 p.m. Members of the board of trustees were asked to sign a “Commitment to Confidentiality”, which functions like a nondisclosure agreement (NDA), ahead of their…
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The New School plans to reduce employees by 20%
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New School administrators plan to reduce the university’s employees by 20% through buyouts and layoffs by June, according to documents obtained by the New School Free Press. The figure suggests hefty reduction efforts. Additionally, because…
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Hundreds gather in Union Square to demonstrate against escalating U.S. and Israel-backed war in Iran
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Hundreds of anti-war protesters gathered in Union Square on Saturday to oppose the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran and escalating war. Thousands have already been killed, including Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This…
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University Student Senate moves to recommend renaming Kerrey Hall, following discovery of links between Kerrey and Epstein
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The New School University Student Senate (USS) is voting to recommend renaming Kerrey Hall, after recently released Department of Justice files showed links between former New School president Bob Kerrey and convicted child sex offender…
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10-foot-long anti-restructuring letter delivered by New School faculty, staff, and students to University President Joel Towers during fourth anti-restructuring demonstration this year
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This story was updated on Mar. 9, 2026 at 9:17 p.m. Over 100 New School part-time faculty, full-time faculty, students, and staff marched from the University Center to Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall to hand-deliver a…
