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Four events around campus to celebrate Earth Day on April 22

Earth Day takes place tomorrow on April 22. Photo by Caidin Ferrigno

Every year on April 22, the world celebrates Earth Day, a day to promote the environmental movement and raise awareness about the importance of protecting the earth and…

Voices from the picket line

New School part-time faculty and students protesting outside the University Center on Tuesday. Photo by Tara Lamorgese

Thoughts, opinions, hopes and fears from students and faculty during the first weeks of the part time faculty strike

Noor LimaBoudakian: Listening to Students First

Photo by Karen Arrobo

“I just want students to be listened to and treated as whole people. We’re spoken of as an ‘incredibly intelligent, artistic, creative, academic student body’ and then we’re…

Life of A Fashion Student: Podcast Helps Students Navigate Life During the Pandemic

Photograph provided by Kristina Michelle Ang.

In January, Kristina Michelle Ang, a current third-year fashion design student at Parsons School of Design, launched the first episode of her podcast, “Life of a Fashion Student”…

A New Kind of Network: Serving the People Plans Virtual Exhibition by Art Students at Parsons, RISD, Cooper Union, and Other Schools Around the World

BFA student showcase submission by Parsons Student Valeria Mancera. "Planes of Perspective I". Courtesy of Ben Werther and the organizers of the BFA Student Showcase

When colleges and universities around the world closed because of the COVID-19 crisis, many graduating arts students faced canceled art shows, exhibitions and opportunities to showcase their college…

Medium Rare: A Student-run Selling Platform for Emerging Artists

Photo by Leah Slossburg. This article appears in our November print issue. You can pick up a copy on newsstands around campus, or at our newsroom in room…