Tag: Donna Shalala

Inside the SJP Walkout for Palestinian Liberation: a closer look at Monday’s student action in the UC

Demonstrators sat in front of the turnstiles at Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall on East 12th Street this Monday. Photo by Olivia Young

On Monday morning, approximately 100 New School community members walked off campus toward Union Square North to join the Walkout for Palestinian Liberation organized by The New School’s…

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Interim President Donna Shalala wants to improve life at The New School by listening to what students want

Interim President Donna Shalala seated at a table in her office on the 8th floor of Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall. Photo by Theo Lim-Jisra.

In prior administrations, the president’s office has been relatively off-limits to New School students—an unchartered territory that could seemingly be infiltrated by appointment-only. Located on the eighth floor…

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The New School’s Students for Justice in Palestine group condemns President Shalala’s statements

Pro-Palestine protesters near Times Square on Oct. 13. Photo by Gigi Schweitzer

This article was last updated on Oct. 25, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. On Monday Oct. 9, New School students received an email from Interim President Donna Shalala addressing…

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