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The New School asks for $20 million for president’s townhouse

Inside the president’s townhouse at 21 West 11th Street. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s International Realty

The New School is asking for $20 million for a West Village townhouse that has traditionally housed the president of the university, according to Sotheby’s International Realty. Sotheby’s…

President Shalala borrows words from Sting’s ‘Fragile’ amid tensions in the student body

“Fragile” singer Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE, also known as “Sting." Photo by Yancho Sabev via Wikimedia Commons.

Interim President Donna E. Shalala borrowed words from Sting’s song “Fragile,” to address “the fragility of life on this planet,” amid ongoing tensions between student groups regarding the…

Part-time faculty union files complaint with National Labor Relations Board

New School students occupy the University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. yesterday in response to the university withholding pay to striking employees. Photo by Karen Arrobo

The New School part-time faculty union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board in response to the university asking employees to fill…

David Van Zandt Looks Back On Ten Years

Van Zandt seated in his eighth-floor office, which overlooks 12th Street. Photo taken by Lauren Hoffman.

This article appears in our November print issue. You can pick up a copy on newsstands around campus, or at our newsroom in room 520 in the University Center. David…

The New School’s New President: Dr. Dwight A. McBride

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After months of searching and multiple emails keeping the university updated, the New School has found a new president. Dr. Dwight A. McBride will be the ninth president…

DAVID VAN ZANDT TO STEP DOWN AS PRESIDENT

Photo: Matthew Sussman

David Van Zandt has announced he’s leaving his position as president of the New School in June 2020. Van Zandt informed the board of trustees that he will…