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Lang students offer community and advice through peer connection program

Lang Peer-to-Peer Connect student volunteers answer the questions and concerns of passersby in the Lang cafe last semester. The student-founded program piloted in the fall and continues to serve students this semester, combating the lack of community and access to advising services that students at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts have been experiencing. Illustration by Caitlin Du

Lang Peer-to-Peer Connect, a student-founded program, is running for a second time this semester after it piloted in the fall. In the middle of the quiet Lang Cafe,…

I’m thinking of leaving Parsons: The Stamp Podcast Episode 1

The Stamp is kind of-weekly podcast featuring different New School Free Press reporters, hosted by audio editor Katie Pruden. Illustration by Camila Giraldo

How do you balance feeling dissatisfied with your classes with your passion for the work? For the Free Press’ debut podcast, “The Stamp,” we’re kicking it off with…

A Valentine’s Day voucher

Kate Zibluk made valentines for other students, as advertised on their “Sad on Valentine's Day?” posters that could be found in the Welcome Center and Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts buildings on Feb. 14. Zibluk did this in hopes her homemade crafts would lighten up somebody’s day on this holiday. Visual by Kate Zibluk

Blue flyers featuring sad bunny faces could be found around The New School campus this Valentine’s Day. “Sad on Valentine’s Day?” the bunny doodle said, with a tear…

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…

Precarity in Part-time Faculty

In the fall of 2015, I was thrilled to be offered a job teaching Sustainable Systems at Parsons, an undergrad course where young designers learn how to improve…

New School Announces Two Weeks of Online Instruction, COVID-19 Guidelines for Returning to Class

New School students, faculty, and staff who were not scouring their emails over the winter break may have missed it, but Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic…