Dean Search Fuels Dialogue on NSSR’s Future The New School for Social Research is the longest-running asset of The New School. In the post-World War II era, few…
Michael Kaplan
Bob Kerrey Resigns as President Emeritus
Former university president Bob Kerrey has resigned from his position as president emeritus of The New School. The news came on February 1, in a brief email from current New…
The Israel-Palestine Prisoner Swap: Why We Value Certain Cultures More Than Others
On June 24, 2006, Ali Muamar, a member of the Hamas political faction in Gaza, was blindfolded, handcuffed and beaten by Israeli soldiers.
As Free as Air and Water– Could Tuition Signal the Death of Cooper Union?
For many students at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, the century-old tuition-free policy is as integral to an education as textbooks, pens and…
To Those on the Fringe, Occupy Wall Street Keeps its Distance
Just about every day since the start of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration at Zuccotti Park, a middle-aged homeless man sporting a baseball cap and ripped jeans has…