“Nothing goes in a straight line here,” says Linda Dunne, Professor of Literature, referring to the New School. For over twenty years she has served this institution in many capacities and maintained her commitment to what she calls, “progressive education.” Professor Dunne’s illustrious history with the New School endures, especially in the School for Undergraduate … Continue reading »
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New School Oral History: Bea Banu
by Gerard O. Hemmerle 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 … Continue reading »
New School Oral History Project: An Overview
by Gerard O. Hemmerle The New School Oral History Project aims to supplement the often incomplete written institutional records of the New School by recording the oral reminiscences of members of the New School community, especially administrators, longtime faculty, and staff. In this way, accounts of histories of positions, departments, divisions, institutes and centers, and … Continue reading »
The Most Important Forgotten Figure of The New School
by Carmen Hendershott, Reference Librarian, New School (Fogelman) Library This blog post is about Clara Woolie Mayer (1895-1988), possibly the most important forgotten figure in New School administrative history. The New School (Fogelman) Library had long had boxes of her institutional papers and some personal papers but, since none of the library staff had been … Continue reading »
A New Vision
by Nicholas Allanach, Assistant Director of Academic Operations, New School for Public Engagement, and former student at New School for Social Research. 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 … Continue reading »
