A decade after it started, the once vital University Student Senate that helped pick current provost Tim Marshall, has become a sleepy organization seemingly detached from its constituency,…
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Cafeteria Occupation Over
Protesters who took over the University Center cafeteria on May 1 announced on May 17 via their Facebook page that they are transitioning to “summer hours,” and will…
From the Editors: May 2018
Occupations, strikes, fires, space negotiations, campus trespassers: it’s been a busy semester of news at The New School. The university’s history of commitment to social justice (and how…
Classroom Exercise Around Race and Ethnicity Sparks Protest
An activity about race and immigration that singled out students based on ethnicity provoked outrage during Professor David Plotke’s “Remaking America?” ULEC. The first activity involved Plotke picking…
There or Square: May + Summer Events
Welcome to the New School Free Press’ monthly post that delivers the low-down on the can’t-miss events of the upcoming month. May 1 Governors Island Opening Location: Governors Island…
Student Health Services Faces Budget Cuts
Student Health Services is facing budget cuts for the coming academic year, laying off one physician assistant and decreasing hours for other in-house providers of medical services, according…