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AAUP-TNS confirms School of Public Engagement closing - The New School Free Press

AAUP-TNS confirms School of Public Engagement closing - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — Rumors about the university closing the School of Public Engagement have been circulating for roughly two months after multiple emails from the Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Renée T. White's office, stated that changes were coming to the curriculum across the colleges.
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Students urge TNS to open the UC 24/7 all year - The New School Free Press

Students urge TNS to open the UC 24/7 all year - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — A petition to open the University Center 24 hours, 7 days a week has gained 500 signatures over the past two weeks, meeting more than half of its goal. Jerome Cheung, a senior in fashion design at Parsons School of Design, started the petition on March 25.
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Boobs, Blood, and Blame: Professor Christen Clifford turns her eight-year battle with cancer into...

Boobs, Blood, and Blame: Professor Christen Clifford turns her eight-year battle with cancer into...

The New School Free Press — “The only way you’re allowed to show a breast online is when it’s sick,” said New School Professor Christen Clifford with a laugh, referring to a picture of her breast on her Instagram feed. Clifford posts her breasts online as a way of communicating her journey through breast cancer; a form of activism and art, she explained. In 2022, Clifford was diagnosed with breast cancer, which would be her third cancer diagnosis within the span of eight years. Bedridden for months, she said social media apps quickly became a “lifeline to the outside world,” including her family, friends, and fellow survivors. Today, Clifford continues to aid the security she built online, using social media as a way to educate others on the truths behind cancer.
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Protesters stage sit-in and march at Arnhold Hall in response to IDF lieutenant presence on campus

Protesters stage sit-in and march at Arnhold Hall in response to IDF lieutenant presence on campus

The New School Free Press — On March 6, roughly 40 protesters and picketers arrived at Arnhold Hall at 55 West 13th St. at 2:00 p.m., an hour before Israeli Defense Forces Lieutenant Roei and his sister Noa were set to arrive to speak to Hillel at The New School, a Jewish student organization. Hillel previously planned for the talk to take place at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center on 66 Fifth Ave., across the street from the ongoing SENS-UAW Local 7902 picket line in front of the University Center, but was moved due to safety concerns.
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Who has the right to strike? Explained

Who has the right to strike? Explained

The New School Free Press — The union for academic student workers, SENS-UAW Local 7902, asked The New School community to strike in solidarity with them, and while non-academic workers in in the New Student Workers Union will be striking with them, for others, halting academic work is not an option. Since the strike officially began at 8 a.m. today, some faculty members have canceled classes or resorted to off-campus locations to hold classes. But the decision to cancel a class depends on the faculty’s title.
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Two strikes in two years - New School students express frustrations

Two strikes in two years - New School students express frustrations

The New School Free Press — In the fall of 2022, the part-time faculty (PTF) union ACT-UAW Local 7902 at The New School went on strike for nearly a month. Just over a year later, the university has found itself amid another strike led by the academic student worker’s union SENS-UAW Local 7902. The idea of experiencing an indefinite disruption of classes again is leaving some students feeling uneasy. The 25-day PTF strike brought the university to a virtual standstill as members of the community stopped their work in solidarity. However, the lack of formal instruction and communication from the administration left many students frustrated. Toward the end of the strike students occupied the University Center. The group later demanded tuition refunds for the classes they missed.
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SENS-UAW hosts strike school to prepare students and faculty on how to strike effectively - The N...

SENS-UAW hosts strike school to prepare students and faculty on how to strike effectively - The N...

The New School Free Press — With student academic workers prepared to strike Wednesday, SENS-UAW, held “Strike School” on Monday to prepare New School students, faculty, and staff for a potential strike if a new contract is not reached. The union held Strike School at 12 p.m. in the Eugene Lang courtyard as a meeting to teach TNS students, faculty, and staff about what they are fighting for. “All the info you need about both the SENS and NewSWU strikes,” read a description of the event on their Instagram post. The meeting concluded with a practice picket where the group was led to a building where New School administrative offices are housed.
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"Israelism" documentary screening prompts conversation about growing up Jewish and Palestinian - ...

"Israelism" documentary screening prompts conversation about growing up Jewish and Palestinian - ...

The New School Free Press — This story was updated on Feb. 5 at 7:20pm. About 50 students, faculty, and staff gathered at the University Center for a screening of "Israelism," a documentary about the division of the Jewish community. With two American Jews as its centerfold, they embark on a journey of discovery through witnessing the ongoing apartheid of Palestine and redefining their relationship between Judaism and Israel.
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Tenured New School professor uses racial slur during lecture - The New School Free Press

Tenured New School professor uses racial slur during lecture - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — During a lecture on Tuesday, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Study, Carlos Forment, read a section titled "Moral Authority" from "The White Space" by Yale professor and sociologist Elijah Anderson. The passage included use of the n-word. Forment, who is not Black, did not skip over using the word aloud in his reading according to several students in the class. Forment confirmed the events in a statement to the Free Press and quoted his exact words from a recording.
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Free Press at New York Film Festival: "May December" - The New School Free Press

Free Press at New York Film Festival: "May December" - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — The New School Free Press' Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. When a rainstorm flooded the city on Sept. 29, hundreds of people lined up to see the press release of "May December" directed by Todd Haynes, and I was first in line, arriving at the festival three...
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Free Press at the New York Film Festival: "Foe" - The New School Free Press

Free Press at the New York Film Festival: "Foe" - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — The New School Free Press' Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. Original screenplays are slowly drowning under the literary adaptation genre of film. Turning novels into films can be a tricky assignment, especially if the author is dead or has no part in the project.
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Free Press at New York Film Festival: "Anatomy of a Fall" - The New School Free Press

Free Press at New York Film Festival: "Anatomy of a Fall" - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — The New School Free Press' Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. Justine Triet, "Anatomy of a Fall," reimagines the whodunnit genre with her sophisticated screenplay and reimagining of music use in film.
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New School student uses the Lang courtyard as a graffiti canvas - The New School Free Press

New School student uses the Lang courtyard as a graffiti canvas - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — Midafternoon on Tuesday, Amy Grace Sihler, a junior at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, was catching up on homework with some friends in the Lang courtyard when they were distracted by a rattling sound. "All of a sudden I spot this vagabond over yonder in the courtyard," Sihler said.
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Free Press at New York Film Festival: 'Strange Way of Life' - The New School Free Press

Free Press at New York Film Festival: 'Strange Way of Life' - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — The New School Free Press' Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for "Strange Way of Life" at The New York Film Festival.
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Free Press at New York Film Festival: 'All of Us Strangers' - The New School Free Press

Free Press at New York Film Festival: 'All of Us Strangers' - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — The New School Free Press' Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. Nowadays in Hollywood, we see more films depicting depressed men on the brink of destruction because of the life they chose, like Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale," Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun," or even Olivia Wilde's "Don't Worry Darling."
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How free abortion medication went from an idea to reality at The New School - The New School Fre...

How free abortion medication went from an idea to reality at The New School - The New School Fre...

The New School Free Press — When two female staffers at the Student Health Services office (SHS) first brainstormed the idea of bringing free abortion medication to The New School - they weren't sure what to expect. Free abortion medication services were made available to all New School students in summer 2023.
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The New School "Condom Bandit" strikes at Loeb Hall - The New School Free Press

The New School "Condom Bandit" strikes at Loeb Hall - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — On Tuesday night, a Loeb Hall resident arrived at their dorm and tried to open the door by inserting their keycard into the reader - only to find that it was jammed. There was a condom, still in its packaging, stuck inside.
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The struggles of a father seen through a daughter: a review of "Aftersun" by Charlotte Wells - Th...

The struggles of a father seen through a daughter: a review of "Aftersun" by Charlotte Wells - Th...

The New School Free Press — "Aftersun" is told from an 11-year-old's perspective during a cheap getaway vacation in Turkey with her father. Written and directed by Charlotte Wells, the film focuses on the relationship between a father, Calum, played by Paul Mescal, known for "Normal People," and his daughter, Sophie, played by Frankie Corio.
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Pipe burst in 301 Residence Hall dorms causes students to evacuate - The New School Free Press

Pipe burst in 301 Residence Hall dorms causes students to evacuate - The New School Free Press

The New School Free Press — About a half-dozen students were forced to evacuate their dorm rooms at the 301 Residence Hall earlier this month after a pipe burst, sending water gushing into their bedrooms. With a chunk of a wall missing, water gushed through a student's room, leaving a pool of water that started to rapidly cover the floor.
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Stuyvesant Park Residence Hall to shut its doors after 13 years to undergo renovations - The New ...

Stuyvesant Park Residence Hall to shut its doors after 13 years to undergo renovations - The New ...

The New School Free Press — The Stuyvesant Park Residence Hall will close at the conclusion of the spring 2023 semester, a university spokesperson confirmed.
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