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The Centennial: a Fact Check

Screenshot from the university's "100 Years of New" video

A previous version of this piece used the term “alumni” in the subhead to refer to notable people who came through The New School. We have changed our…

Parsons Announces New Executive Dean

Who is the new Parsons Dean? Illustration by Nico Chilla

[Correction: The number of people who attended the candidate presentation as part of the Parsons Executive Dean search on Nov. 7 at 2 W. 13 Street was approximately…

Tabi Boots Take Over Parsons

Would you pay $1,000 to look like a goat? The Maison Margiela Tabi boots have been turning heads since their debut in the late ‘80s. 30 years later,…

Women Lead New School’s Underground Video Game Club

The students are loud, you can hear Super Smash Bros blasting through the hallway, and there are boxes and Diet Coke cans everywhere. It’s as if you’ve entered…

Parsons Building Re-Opens Months After Fire

Six months after an electrical fire shuttered 2 W. 13th St. and affected more than 4,100 students, the mostly-Parsons building re-opened for the fall semester. Some students were…

Fire and Contamination Leave Students Scrambling

Students work on the 11th floor of 113 University Place. The New School rented the space after the fire at 2 W. 13th St. Though the space is used for classes, students can access the building to work outside of class.

A quote from a student who had asked to remain anonymous has been removed from this story. The school’s reaction to a fire that shuttered part of Parsons…