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In 1919, a few great minds imagined a school
musicians anywhere, Mannes students have
that would never settle for the status quo, one
become world-renowned masters of their craft
that would rethink the purpose of higher
and the canon. Today Mannes has transformed
learning. The New School was the result. Today
traditional conservatory education by integrat-
it is a progressive university housing five
ing our rigorous classical training with new
extraordinary schools and colleges. It is a place
music, improvisation, real-world experiences,
where scholars, artists, and designers find the
and cross-disciplinary projects. Mannes also
support they need to unleash their intellect and
offers a program for adult learners and a preparatory program for young people.
The New School prepares students to under-
the emerging creative economy. We will also
creativity so that they can courageously
stand, contribute to, and succeed in a rapidly
lead in generating practical and theoretical
challenge convention. We dissolve walls
changing society and thus make the world a
knowledge that enables people to better
between disciplines to create a community in
better and more just place. We will ensure that
understand our world and improve conditions
which journalists collaborate with designers,
our students develop both the skills a sound
for local and global communities.
architects with social researchers, artists with
For more information, visit newschool.edu/
activists. Our academic centers in New York
liberal arts education provides and the competencies essential for success and leadership in
mission-vision.
City, Paris, Shanghai, and Mumbai offer over 10,000 students more than 135 undergraduate and graduate degree programs uniquely
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designed to prepare them to make a more just, more beautiful, and better-designed world.
OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION
DEANS AND DIRECTORS
David E. Van Zandt, President
Stephanie Browner, Dean, Eugene Lang College
Tim Marshall, Provost and Chief Academic
of Liberal Arts
Officer
Richard Kessler, Dean, Mannes School of Music
Anne Adriance, Chief Marketing Officer
Martin Mueller, Executive Director, School of Jazz
Andy Atzert, Vice President for Distributed and
Pippin Parker, Director, School of Drama
Global Education
William Milberg, Dean, The New School for
Carol S. Cantrell, Senior Vice President for
Social Research
Human Resources and Labor Relations
Joel Towers, Executive Dean, Parsons School
Lia Gartner, Vice President for Design,
of Design
Construction, and Facilities Management
Mary R. Watson, Executive Dean, Schools
Mark Gibbel, Chief Development Officer
of Public Engagement
Roy P. Moskowitz, Chief Legal Officer and
Visit the website at newschool.edu for the
The College of Performing Arts is a progressive
Secretary of the Corporation
university board of trustees as well as informa-
arts center housed within The New School, in
Anand Padmanabhan, Senior Vice President and
tion about administrative and academic offices.
the heart of New York City. Artists receive
Chief Information Officer Linda Abrams Reimer, Senior Vice President for
UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR
Student Services
Alex Carnes, Associate Registrar
Michelle Relyea, Vice President for Student
Alina Baboolal, Interim Associate Registrar
Success
COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS newschool.edu/mannes 55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011 212.580.0210
EUGENE LANG COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS newschool.edu/lang 65 West 11th Street, New York NY 10011 212.229.5665 Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, part of The New School in NYC, is where scholarly rigor meets intellectual freedom. This small progressive liberal arts college is designed for fiercely independent scholars. Students map out their own curriculum. They immerse themselves in primary texts rather than textbooks, attend small seminars rather than large lectures, work closely with faculty, and become part of a
newschool.edu/jazz
community committed to social justice. Lang
55 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
students ask the big questions, challenge
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assumptions, and develop their potential by studying disciplines across our entire university.
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PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN newschool.edu/parsons 2 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011 212.229.8950
individualized training, becoming fearless risk
Parsons School of Design is the only major
takers who value real-world relevance, pursue
design school within a comprehensive univer-
excellence, and embrace collaboration.
sity, The New School. Ranked by Quacquarelli
Celebrated faculty mentors guide students to
Symonds 2015 World University Rankings as
take their place as artistic leaders who can
one of the country’s top art and design schools,
make a positive difference in the world today.
Parsons is at the vanguard of design education,
Donald Resnick, Chief Enrollment and Success
STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES
Officer
Barbara Garcia, Director of Student Accounts
Bryna Sanger, Deputy Provost and Senior Vice
Lisa Shaheen, Director of Financial Aid
President for Academic Affairs
Sobeida Santiago, Associate Director of
Tokumbo Shobowale, Chief Operating Officer
Student Accounts
Steve Stabile, Vice President for Finance and
Lisa Banfield, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Drama. Unlike small stand-alone conservato-
Business and Treasurer
Lissette Gonzalez, Associate Director of
ries, our performing art schools offer students
Student Accounts
the valuable opportunity to pursue interdisciplin-
We offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs for musicians, composers, actors, directors, writers, and performers of all kinds through three renowned schools: Mannes School of Music, the School of Jazz, and the School of
ary studies within a comprehensive university.
providing artists, designers, and scholars with the skills they need to devise design-led approaches to complex contemporary challenges—from sustainability to social and economic inequalities to globalization in creative industries. A proven design education methodology produces graduates with a passionate commitment to technical mastery and reflective practice through inquiry, radical ideas, iterative experimentation, and creative
Mannes School of Music
collaboration. In addition to its bachelor’s,
Since 1916, Mannes has been rigorously training
master’s, and associate’s degree programs,
artists to engage with the world around them
Parsons offers general art and design courses
through music. By practicing—day in and day
and certificate programs for students of all ages.
out—with some of the most revolutionary
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