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How free abortion medication went from an idea to reality at The New School

Inside Student Health Services on the 3rd floor of 85 5th Ave. Photo by Gigi Schweitzer.

When two female staffers at the Student Health Services office (SHS) first brainstormed the idea of bringing free abortion medication to The New School – they weren’t sure…

Free medication abortion services at The New School – “To any student who needs it”

Student Health Services Office at The New School. Image courtesy The New School's 'Health & Wellness Support' website.

In a university-wide email sent this Friday, Student Health Services at The New School announced that they are “now providing free medication abortion services and related counseling services.”…

New School continues masking requirement following divided survey results, increasing cases

Students wear masks as they study in the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts building Monday. Students, staff and faculty at The New School are required to wear masks in most indoor spaces through the end of the semester, but administrators are considering switching to a mask-optional policy in the future. Photo by Lilly Gorman

The decision came amid a peak in COVID-19 cases and following the results of a masking preference survey, which was completed by over 4,600 New School community members…

BIPOC and people in larger bodies aren’t getting the treatment they need for eating disorders

The New School Free Press explores how treatment for eating disorders is exclusionary. The selective treatments are exclusionary towards BIPOC and people in larger bodies. Illustration by Caitlin Du

Healthcare professionals and New School students share insight on how eating disorder treatment can become more inclusive for BIPOC and individuals in larger bodies. Content warning: This article…

New School halts mandatory COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated, increases visitor campus access starting Monday

The New School’s Provost Office announced new COVID-19 protocols in an email to the community yesterday. Beginning Monday, fully vaccinated and boosted individuals will no longer have to participate in mandatory testing unless symptomatic, and some visitors will be allowed on campus and in the dormitories. Illustration by Lilly Gorman

The New School will no longer require individuals who are vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19 to participate in regular testing and will expand visitor access to campus effective…

Student Health Services to Resume In-Person Appointments for Select Services This Semester

The New School’s Welcome Center located at 72 Fifth Ave. remains relatively empty as classes run online for the first two weeks of the spring 2022 semester. With the return of in-person classes next week, Student Health Services also plans to reintroduce some in-person services for the first time in almost two years. “A start date will be communicated to the university community in the coming weeks,” the department said in an email to The New School Free Press. Photo by Ella Neve

For the first time in almost two years, Student Health Services are set to offer some in-person medical services to New School students. “A start date will be…