New School Students for Justice in Palestine calls for an immediate ‘Strike For Divestment’

Demonstrators in a rally for divestment in front of the University Center. Photo by Jordan Fong

Students who were arrested on Friday morning at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment have asked The New School community to strike in solidarity with Palestine and until their demands…

Parents held on to any information they could get during the part-time faculty strike – even on an unofficial Facebook page

Parents found it difficult to voice their concerns to The New School during the part-time faculty strike. Illustration by Elan Ma

“The parents could have been allies [with the University] had we been welcomed,” Molly Maher, parent of a Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College of Liberal…

Part-time faculty strike ends as The New School and union leaders reach tentative agreement; Students continue occupation of University Center

Part-time faculty and students picket outside The New School University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. on Friday. Photo by Hannah Roberts

Part-time faculty union leaders and New School administrators reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement yesterday, ending the strike after 25 days. The ACT-UAW Local 7902 union, which represents…

Part-time faculty union files complaint with National Labor Relations Board

New School students occupy the University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. yesterday in response to the university withholding pay to striking employees. Photo by Karen Arrobo

The New School part-time faculty union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board in response to the university asking employees to fill…

Students occupy The New School University Center

Following the university's announcement that all employees who continue to strike will lose access to wages, including university contributions to health insurance and retirement benefits, students occupied the University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. this afternoon. Photo by Karen Arrobo

Students have occupied The New School’s University Center at 63 Fifth Ave. following the university’s decision to withhold pay to all striking employees. In an email sent on…