The New School
University in Greenwich Village
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| 2024 | The New School accepted 62.5% of undergraduate applicants, maintaining difficult admission standards with a test-blind policy. |
| 2024 | Students conducted illegal pro-Palestinian campus occupations during the Israel-Hamas war, demanding divestment from defense companies, an academic boycott of Israeli institutions, amnesty for sanctioned students and staff, and an end to university collaboration with the NYPD. |
| 2024 | Joel Towers becomes president of The New School, following Donna Shalala's interim presidency. |
| 2023 | Donna Shalala appointed as Interim President of The New School, succeeding Dwight A. McBride. |
| 2022 | The consortium expanded its support to include scholars from Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion, continuing its mission of protecting and supporting academic professionals in crisis situations. |
| December 31 2022 | Union approved the negotiated contract, concluding the labor dispute. |
| December 10 2022 | Strike ended with a federal mediator helping the union and university reach a tentative contract that increased part-time faculty pay, compensated work outside classroom, and expanded health insurance eligibility. |
| December 6 2022 | Staff, students, and faculty of The New School for Social Research expressed a vote of no confidence in the McBride administration. |
| December 5 2022 | University announced it would withhold pay and healthcare premiums for strikers, and sent forms requiring student-workers to attest to work obligations. |
| November 16 2022 | ACT-UAW Local 7902 representing part-time faculty initiated a strike after six months of unsuccessful contract negotiations. |
| 2021 | NSCR (New School CoPa Radio), an online radio station run by the College of Performing Arts, was established featuring content from students, faculty, alumni, and staff across various CoPa divisions. |
| 2021 | The consortium began hosting scholars from Afghanistan following the fall of the democratic Afghan government, providing refuge and academic opportunities to scholars at risk. |
| 2020 | Dwight A. McBride becomes president of The New School, taking over from David E. Van Zandt. |
| October 2019 | The university celebrated its centennial with The Festival of New. |
| 2018 | The New University in Exile Consortium was formed to support and host exiled scholars from around the world, providing academic and personal support to scholars facing persecution or displacement. |
| October 2018 | Graduate students received a tentative union contract from the administration after months of negotiations. |
| January 2014 | The New School opened its 16-story University Center at 65 5th Avenue, designed by Roger Duffy from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. |
| 2011 | David E. Van Zandt becomes president of The New School, succeeding Bob Kerrey. |
| 2010 | NYC Service awarded The New School special recognition in The College Challenge for having the widest array of civic service events both on and off campus. |
| 2010 | The New School Welcome Center won the American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter's Interiors Merit Award. |
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