Tara Lamorgese

Key takeaways about the part-time faculty strike from the Student Caucus

New School students and faculty protest at the university center in support of the part-time faculty on Monday. Photo by Tara Lamorgese

Two student-run organizations at The New School held a virtual student caucus Wednesday evening to discuss the ongoing part-time faculty strike. New School part-time faculty have entered the…

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New Schoolers march to President McBride’s townhouse to demand better treatment of part-time faculty, student workers and other staff

Nelson Nuñez, recording secretary of labor of the United Brothers of Teamsters Local 1205 stands in front of New School President Dwight A. McBride's townhouse with a letter demanding improved working conditions for university workers. Image by Hope Thompson.

Dozens of New School students and faculty marched down Fifth Avenue to university President Dwight McBride’s West Village townhouse earlier this month to protest the working conditions of…

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Blocked from registration: New School students struggle to remove holds on their accounts

Some New School students have struggled to register for fall 2022 classes due to holds on their accounts. Financial, academic and medical holds can prevent students from enrolling in key courses if they are not resolved by the student’s registration date. Illustration by Oz X. Yangas

Financial, academic and medical holds have left some students blocked from registering on time and, in one case, houseless. When Sebastián Guerrero prepared to register for his fall…

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