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" The New School for Social Research was not founded for interested graduate students who did not want degrees, as J. Kirk Sale asserts ["The New School at Middle Age," July- August 1969], but for interested adults of varied educational backgrounds. The average instructional cost of New School courses is not $450-$550, but considerably higher. "
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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. 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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A collage of the covers of the New School catalogs over the years.
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(left) Curriculum The New School for Social Research 1941 -1942. circa 1941. New School course catalogs; Public Engagement; General. New School Archives and Special Collections Digital Archive.Web. 07 Sep 2014. (right) New School Bulletin 1944 Spring. 10 Jan 1944. New School course catalogs; Public Engagement; General. New School Archives and Special Collections Digital Archive. Web. […]
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Agnes de Lima was born in New Jersey to a conservative banking family that had emigrated from Curaçao. De Lima grew up in Larchmont, New York, and New York City, and graduated from Vassar College in 1908, majoring in English. During her Vassar years she participated in organizing to improve the working conditions and pay […]