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Key takeaways about the part-time faculty strike from the Student Caucus

New School students and faculty protest at the university center in support of the part-time faculty on Monday. Photo by Tara Lamorgese

Two student-run organizations at The New School held a virtual student caucus Wednesday evening to discuss the ongoing part-time faculty strike. New School part-time faculty have entered the…

Students and part-time faculty host a ‘funeral’ for The New School’s progressive values

Union rep, Tamar Samir and professor Rachel Urkowitz marching down with a coffin in front of University Center. Photo by Marc Lepson (@marclepsonart) on IG.

A sea of students and part-time faculty gathered together in mourning to hold a funeral outside of The New School’s University Center on Halloween Day. Dressed in all…

A roundtable with four Parsons graduating fashion designers

The New School Free Press sat down with four graduating Parsons School of Design fashion designer students. Weijing Xiao, Kasey Riera, Yinglun Zhang, and Sophia Ayers (represented above from left to right) discuss their experiences at the college and what inspired them to create their theses. Illustration by Oz X. Yangas

As the semester comes to an end, four Parsons graduating fashion designers discuss their experiences and thesis collection. The spring semester is coming to an end with an…

Dorm room turned tattoo parlor

Parsons School of Design first-year Prithvi Virmani tattoos fellow tattoo artist Declan on March 5. Dorming freshmen have started cultivating creativity through art-based businesses. Photo by Lilly Gorman

New School dorms buzz with new, creative businesses. Moving to New York City to go to a university like The New School, you open yourself up for some…

Best fashion school, worst merchandise?

Located both at https://www.thenewstore.nyc/ and on the first floor of the University Center at 63 Fifth Ave., The New Store sells a selection of university merchandise. New School Free Press reporter Marta Dumancic believes that, for having such a prominent fashion school, the New School lacks well-designed merch. Photo by Marta Dumancic

What The New School’s apparel lacks, and what can we do to make it better. As you walk around Washington Square Park, or down Fifth Avenue or 12th…

Parsons grad showcases photography in ‘The Fly Walks’ exhibition

Photographs “Time Capsule” (left) and “Untouched Rhomb” (right) are on display at Space240 in Manhattan. Several Parsons School of Design graduates were involved in the creation of “The Fly Walks” exhibition, which includes work made in Urubamba, Peru and Brooklyn. Photos by Andrea Mato

A recent Parsons School of Design alumna debuted her first post-graduate exhibit in a Manhattan gallery space last week. The exhibition, titled “The Fly Walks,” features photographs by…