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" When Gerald and Beatrice Banu sought approval for refurbishing the cast iron balustrades that grace the front of their 114 year-old Greenwich Village brownstone, the New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission quickly gave its approval. "
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A pioneering experiment in peer learning, the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) at the New School was established in 1962 by a group of New York City schoolteachers seeking an opportunity to learn from and teach one another. Since that time, the IRP has helped to inspire the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) movement and more […]
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PARSONS DEANS AND PRESIDENTS William Merritt Chase, 1896-98 (remains unofficial head until 1907) Lawton Parker, 1898 Managing Board?, 1898-1908 Frank Alvah Parsons, 1908-1930 William Odom (Parsons ’10), 1930-1942 Van Day Truex (Parsons ’26), 1942-1952 Pierre Bedard, 1952-1958 Sterling Callisen, 1959-1963 Francis Ruzicka, 1963-1970 [Bayliss – 1964 – part of Ruzicka’s administration?] [Benjamin de Brie Taylor […]
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Deans and Acting Deans (and some directors-does not include associate, assistant, or vice deans) 1944-1960 Clara W. Mayer, Dean of the School of Philosophy and Liberal Arts 1944 Hans Staudinger, Dean of Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science 1944-1948 Hans Simons, Dean of the School of Politics 1948-1949 John H. Ferguson, Dean of the […]
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CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR NAME CHANGES AT THE NEW SCHOOL (INCLUDING PARSONS & MANNES BEFORE AFFILIATION) 1896 Chase School of Art founded in New York City. 1898 Chase School of Art renamed New York School of Art (incorporated in 1902). 1909 New York School of Art re-incorporated as New York School of Fine and Applied Art. […]
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The New School for Social Research was founded in 1919 as an institution of higher education devoted to adult learning. As the school grew into a university, this original division was alternately known as the “Founding Division” or the “Adult Division.” In 1943, the school was divided into two schools, the School of Politics, and […]
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The old building at 65 5th Avenue was awkward, badly lit, uninspiring, and ultimately, unsustainable. Of course the old building was never intended to serve as a functional academic facility. Until 1968, the building was used as a department store; ultimately, the University purchased and renovated the property to house the Graduate Faculty of the […]
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Albert Landa, born Abraham Willie Landa in 1927, was a public relations executive at The New School from 1960 to 1985. He played a central role in developing the school into the university we know today, and securing its financial base. Arriving at the New School in 1960, Landa first served as its Director of […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. If someone told you that students from the New School are very open-minded, that would not be surprising. Obviously, the University […]
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Hans Simons may best be known as a successful president of the New School rather than as a scholar. But his scholarly and administrative work in politics was typical of many of the refugee scholars who formed the University in Exile. Born on July 1, 1893 in Velbert, Rhine Province, Germany, Hans Simons grew up […]