Joel Towers, the university’s newly appointed president, delivered his first in-person address to the community last Thursday in the 66 W. 12th St. Johnson/Kaplan Hall auditorium. Throughout the 45-minute welcome speech, 10 audience members from a crowd of roughly 70 periodically rose from their seats, interrupting Towers to voice their inquiries.
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How free abortion medication went from an idea to reality at The New School
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Dwight A. McBride to step down as The New School President at the end of the summer
This story was updated on June 8, 2023 at 08:25 p.m. Earlier today, The New School Board of Trustees Chair Linda E. Rappaport announced in a university-wide email…
An evening worth $100,000: annual Parsons Benefit will honor Neiman Marcus CEO and Naomi Campbell
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New School students left unable to use Adobe products for nearly three days
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