Tag: Donna Shalala

88th Annual Commencement: TNS community shows support for Palestine, Israel, and the Gaza Solidarity Encampments

A student with a graduation cap on, with a narwhal horn attached to the top. Photo by Jordan Fong

Throughout The New School’s 88th Annual Commencement Ceremonies celebrations, as the graduates were honored for their achievements at the university, students, performers, and commencement speakers openly expressed their…

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Inside the SJP Walkout for Palestinian Liberation: a closer look at Monday’s student action in the UC

Demonstrators sat in front of the turnstiles at Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall on East 12th Street this Monday. Photo by Olivia Young

On Monday morning, approximately 100 New School community members walked off campus toward Union Square North to join the Walkout for Palestinian Liberation organized by The New School’s…

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Interim President Donna Shalala wants to improve life at The New School by listening to what students want

Interim President Donna Shalala seated at a table in her office on the 8th floor of Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall. Photo by Theo Lim-Jisra.

In prior administrations, the president’s office has been relatively off-limits to New School students—an unchartered territory that could seemingly be infiltrated by appointment-only. Located on the eighth floor…

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