Labor Contradictions: When a progressive institution takes an adversarial tone with labor

Students picket in solidarity with SENS-UAW members during the recent student worker strike. Photo by Cav Scott

After the SENS bargaining committee signed its tentative agreement with The New School this March, champagne rained as picketers dispersed, and the second strike in as many academic…

New School president’s controversial townhouse to be sold for budget deficit relief

The West Village townhouse, or the Scatturo House, at 21 West 11th Street. Image by Jordan Fong

The New School plans to sell the president’s West Village townhouse, otherwise known as the Scatturo House, in an attempt to remedy the university’s current $52 million budget…

New School asks student, staff and faculty to submit initiatives to remedy budget deficit

The New School is facing a projected 85.5 million dollar budget deficit. They’ve asked students, faculty, and staff for help creating initiatives to create revenue and restore financial stability to the university. Illustration by Ana Whelley and Quynh Harris.

The New School is asking faculty, staff and even students to help create ideas that save costs and generate more revenue ahead of an expected budget deficit. The…

The New School announces a 3.5% tuition increase that will only apply to incoming students

The New School announced a 3.5% tuition raise for incoming students through a campus-wide email. Illustration by Lilly Grogono.

The New School will increase tuition by 3.5% for the 2023-24 academic year but only for incoming students, according to a university-wide email sent Monday morning.  The email…