Shared Capacities underlie The New School’s distinctive approach to general education. More than a set of course requirements, Shared Capacities are the competencies or skills that undergraduates ...

For more than a century, Parsons has been inspired by the transformative potential of design. Today, the school’s groundbreaking academic programs carry forward that mission, making Parsons the number ...

The New School understands the importance of being identified by the correct name. The university is working diligently to make that happen in as many systems as possible on campus. We ask that the ...

We encourage New School graduates of various professional experience levels and backgrounds to sign up for Meet a Mentor Office Hours with students and recent alumni. These 45- to 60-minute mentor ...

The New School for Social Research is a graduate institution in New York City. We generate progressive scholarship in the social sciences and philosophy. Our 75+ full-time faculty members in nine ...

In courses focused on fashion design, graphic design, fine arts, and more, you express your creativity, expand your talents, and prepare for college with expert faculty, project-based learning, and ...

The annual Alumni Bookshelf brings together publications by New School alumni that exemplify the diversity, creativity, and resilience of our community. Discover alumni writers — from literary icons ...

The MFA Industrial Design program prepares you to negotiate the seemingly contradictory forces at play in the growing product design industry. You explore the way goods can be produced in both ...

Like many students in the Economics Department at The New School for Social Research, Ebba Boye and Ingrid Kvangraven want to widen the lens through which we examine economies. Their approach to ...