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 School of Politics

1949- 1950 Hans Simons, Dean of the School of Politics

1950-1955 Saul K. Padover, Dean of the School of Politics

1955-1956 Ludwig H. Grunebaum, Acting Dean of the School of Politics

1955-1959 Hans Staudinger, Dean of Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1956-1960 Arthur L. Swift, Jr., Vice President and Dean of the School of Politics and Social Studies

1959-196? Henry David, Dean of Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1960- 1961 Clara W. Mayer, Vice-President and Dean

1961-1962 Howard B. White, Acting Dean of the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1961-1964 William M. Birenbaum, Dean

1963-1966 Howard B. White, Dean of the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1964-1974 Allen Austill, Acting Dean

1966-1979 Joseph J. Greenbaum, Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1971-1989 Davic C. Levy, Dean of Parsons School of Design

1973-1979 Henry Cohen, Dean, Center for New York City Affairs

1974-1979 Allen Austill, Acting Dean of New School Adult Division

1979-1980 James Kraft, Dean of New School Adult Division

1979-1984 Henry Cohen, Dean of Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions and Center for New York City Affairs

1979-1984 Elizabeth Coleman, Dean of Undergraduate Studies

1980-1981 Allen Austill, Executive Dean, New School for Social Research

1980-1987 Allen Austill, Dean of the New School Adult Division

1980-1983 Neil Hoffman, Dean, Otis Arts Institute

1981-1982 F. Champion Ward, Chancellor, Acting Dean, The Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research

1983-1990 Ira Katznelson, Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1984-1988 Robert Curvin, Dean, Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions

1984-1985 Michael J. Pittas, Dean, Otis Art Institute

1985-1987 Margaret Jacobs, Dean, Eugene Lang College

1985-1991 Roger Workman, Acting Dean, Otis Art Institute

1987-1991 Gerald Heeger, Dean, New School Adult Division

1988-1990 Richard Schaffer, Dean, Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions

1988-1993 Donald Scott, Dean, Eugene Lang College

1989-1997 Charles S. Olton, Dean, Parsons School of Design

1989-1996 Charles Kaufman, Dean, Mannes College of Music

1990-1993 Alan Wolfe, Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1990-1991 John Jeffries, Acting Dean, Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy

1991-1998 Elizabeth Dickey, Dean The New School

1991-1999 James A. Krauskopf, Dean, Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy

1993-2000 Judith Friedlander, Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

1993-2003 Beatrice Banu, Acting Dean, Eugene Lang College

1995-2004 James Lipton, Dean, School of Dramatic Arts

1996-2011 Joel Lester, Dean, Mannes College of Music

1997-1998 Lesley Cadman, Acting Dean, Parsons School of Design

1998-2003 H. Randolph Swearer, Dean, Parsons School of Design

1998-2001 Elissa Tenny, Acting Dean, The New School

1999-2004 Edward J. Blakely, Dean, Robert J. Milano School of Management and Urban Policy

2000-2001 William Hirst, Acting Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

2001-2005 Ann-Louise Shapiro, Dean, The New School

2001-2002 Kenneth Prewitt, Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

2002-2004 Richard J. Bernstein, Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science

2003-2004 Mary Rawlinson, Dean, Eugene Lang College

2003- Present Martin Mueller, Executive Director, Jazz & Contemporary Music Program

2004-2006 Paul Goldberger, Dean, Parsons School of Design

2004-2009 Fred P. Hochberg, Dean, Robert J. Milano School of Management and Urban Policy

2004-2006 Benjamin Lee, Dean, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science (New School of Social Research)

2004-2008 Jonathan Veitch, Dean, Eugene Lang College

2005-2006 Linda Dunne, Interim Dean, New School

2005-2006 Robert LuPone, Interim Director, New School for Drama

2006-2010 Linda Dunne, Dean

2006-2011 Robert LuPone, Interim Director, New School for Drama

2006-2009 Timothy Marshall, Dean, Parsons The New School for Design

2006-2014 Michael Schober, Dean, The New School for Social Research

2008-2010 Neil Gordon, Dean, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts

2009-2011 Lisa Servon, Dean, Milano New School for Management and Urban Policy

2009- Present Joel Towers, Dean, Parsons The New School for Design

2010-2011 Stefania de Kenessey, Interim Dean, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts

2011- Present Stephanie Browner, Dean, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts

2011- Present Richard Kessler, Dean, Mannes College The New School for Music

2011- Present Pippin Parker, Director, The New School for Drama

2011-2015 David Scobey, Executive Dean, the New School for General Studies and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

2014-Present William Milberg, Dean, The New School for Social Research

2015-Present Mary R. Watson, Executive Dean, The New School for Public Engagement