In the midst of the part-time faculty strike, students and admin clash over how to determine end-of-term grades
Category: Jazz
Voices from the picket line
Thoughts, opinions, hopes and fears from students and faculty during the first weeks of the part time faculty strike
Transfer Students Struggle to Find Community on Campus
For many transfer students, navigating social and academic life at The New School can be a challenge. “You just kinda fall between the cracks a little bit,” says…
30-Year-Old Jazz School Practice Spaces Require Renovation
For musicians, practice space is hard to find. It’s even harder to find in a city of nearly 8.5 million where apartments are cramped and real estate prices…
Meet Keller Coker, New Dean of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
From his 5th floor office in Arnold Hall on 13th St., Keller Coker is embarking on a new path in music education. In March 2017, he became the…
Students Report Sexist Encounters At The New School For Jazz
Being a female instrumentalist puts first-year drummer Léna Bartels in the minority at the School of Jazz. She says this has sometimes been a source of discomfort for…