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The unstoppable history of an inflatable rat

Students and faculty protesters outside the New School University Center yesterday. Photo by Hannah Roberts

As the part-time faculty strike began on Wednesday morning, an 8 ft. tall inflatable rat with a lengthy history in labor movements appeared on Fifth Avenue in front…

Live updates: Part-time faculty strike

Student holds sign of support at the part-time faculty strike on Wednesday. Photo by Isabella Cooper

Part-time faculty at The New School went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday morning after months of bargaining with the university over a new contract. The union ACT-UAW…

New School part-time faculty to strike Wednesday

Students march in solidarity with The New School’s part-time faculty union. Photo courtesy of Marc Lepson (@marclepsonart) on IG.

UPDATE: The part-time faculty union, ACT-UAW Local 7902, officially announced Tuesday night that its members will be striking beginning Wednesday. The part-time faculty union has called for a…

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…

I have been teaching at The New School for 40 years: this is my account of how the university disrespects part-time faculty

How should a faculty member who has taught at Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College, (both part of The New School), for the past 43 years…

Part-time faculty union wins healthcare arbitration against New School

The New School’s part-time faculty union won an arbitration ruling against the university. This stated that the school violated the union’s contract after instituting a new healthcare policy in 2021. Illustration by Caitlin Du

After taking issue with a new healthcare plan introduced in 2021, The New School part-time faculty union won an arbitration ruling against the university. The New School must…