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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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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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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. Last week we saw the unveiling of a new “visual identity” here at the New School including a new custom created typeface called […]
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You walk into her office on the ninth floor of Joseph Urban’s Modernist architectural masterpiece, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, at 66 W. 12th St. She gives you a warm smile with a firm, friendly handshake. BB: Hello, I’m glad to be here, Gerard. Not a lot of people care about my history here at The New School. […]
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Some principles on which the school was founded upon were academic freedom and the need to reinvigorate democracy. These core principles remain the same. As stated in the mission of the school today, “The New School’s future will be shaped by the core values that have defined our past: academic freedom, tolerance, and experimentation. In […]