New School

New School
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Name	New School
Established	1919

New School. The New School is a private research university located in New York City, Manhattan, with a history dating back to 1919, when it was founded by Charles Beard, John Dewey, James Harvey Robinson, and Thorstein Veblen. The university has a strong connection to the Barnard College, Columbia University, and the New York University, with many notable faculty members, including Hannah Arendt, Erwin Panofsky, and Franz Boas. The New School has also been associated with the Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt School, and the Bauhaus movement, with notable influences from Walter Gropius, László Moholy-Nagy, and Marcel Breuer.

● History

The New School was founded in 1919 as the New School for Social Research, with the goal of providing a more progressive and innovative approach to education, inspired by the Progressive Education movement and the ideas of John Dewey and Thorstein Veblen. The university's early years were marked by a strong focus on social sciences, with faculty members such as Charles Beard, James Harvey Robinson, and Alvin Johnson, who were influenced by the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. The New School also had a strong connection to the Harvard University, with many faculty members, including Pitirim Sorokin, who was influenced by the University of St. Petersburg. During World War II, the New School played an important role in providing a haven for scholars fleeing Nazi Germany, including Hannah Arendt, Erwin Panofsky, and Franz Boas, who were associated with the University of Berlin and the University of Vienna.

● Academics

The New School is composed of several colleges and schools, including the New School for Social Research, Parsons School of Design, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and the School of Drama, with programs in fields such as Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, and Fine Arts, inspired by the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The university is also home to several research centers, including the Center for Public Scholarship, the Higgins Institute for Social Democracy, and the Tisch School of the Arts, with collaborations with the Yale University, Stanford University, and the University of Oxford. The New School has a strong focus on interdisciplinary research and teaching, with faculty members from a wide range of fields, including Noam Chomsky, Cornel West, and Susan Sontag, who were influenced by the University of Paris and the University of Rome.

● Campus

The New School's campus is located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, with several buildings, including the University Center, the Sheila Johnson Design Center, and the Eugene Lang College, designed by architects such as Joseph Urban, Eero Saarinen, and I.M. Pei, who were influenced by the Bauhaus movement and the International Style. The university's campus is also home to several public art installations, including works by Sol LeWitt, Richard Serra, and Barbara Kruger, who were associated with the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art. The New School has a strong commitment to sustainability, with several green buildings and a focus on reducing its carbon footprint, inspired by the University of British Columbia and the University of Melbourne.

● Student-Life

The New School has a diverse student body, with students from over 100 countries, and a wide range of student organizations and clubs, including the New School Student Senate, the New School Social Justice Committee, and the New School Film Society, with collaborations with the University of Toronto, University of Sydney, and the University of Cape Town. The university also has a strong focus on community engagement, with several programs and initiatives, including the New School Community Engagement Program, the New School Service Learning Program, and the New School Volunteer Program, inspired by the Harvard University and the Stanford University. The New School has a vibrant cultural scene, with several performance venues, including the John L. Tishman Auditorium, the Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall, and the Sheila Johnson Design Center, with performances by artists such as John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Pina Bausch, who were associated with the Ballets Russes and the Martha Graham Dance Company.

● Notable_Alumni

The New School has a long list of notable alumni, including William F. Buckley Jr., Norman Mailer, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and James Baldwin, who were influenced by the Beat Generation and the Civil Rights Movement. Other notable alumni include Anita Hill, Bella Abzug, and Wilma Mankiller, who were associated with the National Organization for Women and the American Civil Liberties Union. The New School has also been attended by several notable international leaders, including Kofi Annan, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and Mary Robinson, who were influenced by the United Nations and the European Union.

● Organization

The New School is a private university, governed by a Board of Trustees, with a President and a Provost, who oversee the university's academic and administrative affairs, inspired by the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and is a member of the Association of American Universities and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, with collaborations with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology. The New School has a strong commitment to social responsibility, with several initiatives and programs, including the New School Social Responsibility Initiative, the New School Sustainability Initiative, and the New School Community Engagement Program, inspired by the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan. Category:Private universities in the United States