The audience’s discontent was palpable inside Tishman Auditorium on the evening of December 8 as New School President David Van Zandt made his introductory remarks at The Future…
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CUNY Students Rally Against Board of Trustees Tuition Vote
Stephany Chung CUNY’s Board of Trustees voted last night to approve a $300 annual tuition increase through 2015, as hundreds of enraged students, staff, and faculty rallied outside…
Student Week of Action Ends with Arrests at Baruch
Sephany Chung Harrison Golden Over a dozen college students and faculty members from the City University of New York were arrested Monday as the Student Week of Action, marked…
As Free as Air and Water– Could Tuition Signal the Death of Cooper Union?
For many students at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, the century-old tuition-free policy is as integral to an education as textbooks, pens and…
The Occupations: The University Revolts
Part Five of a five-part series on Bob Kerrey’s tenure as president of The New School. On April 10, 2009, nearly 100 people stood at the street corners…
The Building: Kerrey Builds his Legacy
Part Four of a five-part series on Bob Kerrey’s tenure as president of The New School. A giant hole sits on Fifth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets.…