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As a part of our annual Spark spring celebration, we're launching the Spark Awards to honor New School students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Nominate yourself or another New Schooler by February 21, 2025 using the link below.

Nominate someone who embodies our bold spirit and commitment to the community. The Spark Awards recognize the passion, innovation, and actions that make our community unique! Prizes will be awarded to Spark Award recipients.

Nomination form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflH0uyKPLxfCViRC0DGq14-NW0cst8HAzh4RKS3S1RqZTIRQ/viewform

It’s cold outside! 🥶❄️While you’re bundling up, here’s a peek at what students used to wear to stay warm in 1924 and 1931. 

Some fun facts: both photos feature students from the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, which is now Parsons School of Design. These students are visiting and on their way to visit the Paris Ateliers location, which is now Parsons Paris. The first year of study was in 1921, so the students in the picture from 1924 were some of the very first to experience the Parsons Paris program. 

Photographs from the Parsons School of Design Alumni Association Records.

After Hallo-weekend, we had to share some of the cutest New School community pets in their costumes 😻🐶👻

"Did you two influence each other's fashion as roommates?" "No, we both just like hats."

Hats and more fun fashion choices in our September style round up showing off what students at The New School wore last month.

Today is National Voter Registration Day! 🗳 It's the perfect time to register if you plan on voting in national, state, or local elections this fall.

The University Student Senate will be in the University Center today from 2pm to 4pm to help folks register.

If you can't make the tabling event, no worries! This post has info about registering to vote in New York and other states, as well as checking your voter registration information and making a voting plan.

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the birth of James Baldwin, The New School revisited our archives for a look at his remarkable lectures and visits to our NYC campus. See the full archive here: https://digital.archives.newschool.edu/index.php/MultiSearch/Index?search=%22JAMES+BALDWIN%22

Photographs and press release from The New School Libraries & Archives.
Text from John Reed's A Drama in Time
Special thanks to student Mrinal Jadhav, as well as John Reed and The New School Creative Writing Program.

Block Party vibes 🥳

Welcome to The New School, Class of 2028! So excited to have a new group of Narwhals on campus!

Congratulations to the 2024 NSSR Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award recipients! Nominated by students and faculty from across the university, this year's recipients stood out for explaining complex topics in digestible ways and encouraging student research. See the recipients and quotes from their nominators:

🌟Armando Alvarez, Economics PhD student:
"Armando's mentorship has been invaluable. Without his exceptional teaching and unwavering support, I cannot imagine achieving the level of success and comprehension that I have today.”

🌟Krishna Boddapati, Philosophy PhD student
"“He taught a demanding course on early modern philosophy in an accessible way that allowed the students to engage with complex problems and apply them to contemporary issues. Krishna is an outstanding teacher, capable of motivating his students to continue their works.”

🌟Julián Gómez-Delgado, Sociology PhD student
"One of Julián’s greatest virtues is in helping students understand how they can navigate the practical demands of the moment and locate ways to resume their learning without losing sight of their intellectual goals."

🌟CJ Healy, Clinical Psychology PhD student
"“CJ teaches with integrity, inclusivity, and passion. They made coming to class an exciting event to look forward to, as every week I expected nothing less than the liveliest discussions and most inspiring sentiments."

🌟Andrew Moon, Anthropology PhD student
"From day one, Andrew has been exceptional in supporting our learning process individually and collectively. His ability to be sharp and connect ideas in our biweekly papers with arguments discussed in class has been invaluable."

🌟Heleen Raes, Clinical Psychology PhD student
"Heleen integrated personal experience and grounded it with research. Her passion for social justice shined through in how she talked about vulnerable groups with compassion.”

🌟Jochen Schmon, Politics PhD student
"He teaches with much passion and understanding of the material and the students, making complex theoretical frameworks accessible for everyone to understand. He is genuinely one of the best professors I've ever had."

PART 3 | Final highlights of the great work from this year's graduating BFA Photo students in 📸 Big congrats to all artist featured in the exhibition. If you're one of the students showcased, tag yourself below!

The exhibition features:
Chloe Abidi | Elle Andrews | Paulina Avila
Finn Blue | Joey Bowser | Sophia Brown
Haley Brown-Bloom | Parker Grace
Stacie Carte | Vivian Chan
Ashanté Mallet-Charles | Kin Chung Timothy Cheng
Bella Cole | Shelly (Haoyu) Cui
Madeline Early | Nathan Feder | Bug Fernandez
Toby Finke | Tess Flammia | Julia Freund
Wenyu Gao | Elita Rattana Gendler
Storm Halestrap | Tai Hirayama
Santana Jiménez | Aryanna Karoon
Lucy Alberta Kiernan | Eloise King-Clements
Erika Kutalia | Jackson Lang Fischbach
Laila Ines Liokouras | Elena Loffreno
Matthew Lovsted | Ky Luquín | James Lynch
Maddy Mario | Aleyana Mitchell
Nadia Maureen O’Hara
Emma Jane Chiyoko Oshiro
Lydia Ramsdell | Hannah Roberts
Kyrie Rogers | Elena Jade Saviano
Truman Schaffner | Ella Sevier Simmons
Moshe Sopher-Harelick | Juliana Sousa
Will Staley | Coco Tan | Makayla Rose Thomas
Katie Vita | Ziqi Wang | Ni Wang
Haoruo (Cosmo) Wang | Kimani Worghs
Zackery Yao | Wing Wai (Olivia) Yuen
Erika Zaripova | Xiaolong You | Omer Oz
Will Shellhorn | Tycho Burwell
Sean Crimmins | Thomas Raggio
Lily Kurtz | Zichen Li

PART 2 | Here's even more of the incredible work from this year’s graduating BFA Photo students in 📷 The exhibition will be open until April 7th for anyone who wants to see the art IRL. If you’re one of the artists showcased, tag yourself below!

The exhibition features:
Chloe Abidi | Elle Andrews | Paulina Avila
Finn Blue | Joey Bowser | Sophia Brown
Haley Brown-Bloom | Parker Grace
Stacie Carte | Vivian Chan
Ashanté Mallet-Charles | Kin Chung Timothy Cheng
Bella Cole | Shelly (Haoyu) Cui
Madeline Early | Nathan Feder | Bug Fernandez
Toby Finke | Tess Flammia | Julia Freund
Wenyu Gao | Elita Rattana Gendler
Storm Halestrap | Tai Hirayama
Santana Jiménez | Aryanna Karoon
Lucy Alberta Kiernan | Eloise King-Clements
Erika Kutalia | Jackson Lang Fischbach
Laila Ines Liokouras | Elena Loffreno
Matthew Lovsted | Ky Luquín | James Lynch
Maddy Mario | Aleyana Mitchell
Nadia Maureen O’Hara
Emma Jane Chiyoko Oshiro
Lydia Ramsdell | Hannah Roberts
Kyrie Rogers | Elena Jade Saviano
Truman Schaffner | Ella Sevier Simmons
Moshe Sopher-Harelick | Juliana Sousa
Will Staley | Coco Tan | Makayla Rose Thomas
Katie Vita | Ziqi Wang | Ni Wang
Haoruo (Cosmo) Wang | Kimani Worghs
Zackery Yao | Wing Wai (Olivia) Yuen
Erika Zaripova | Xiaolong You | Omer Oz
Will Shellhorn | Tycho Burwell
Sean Crimmins | Thomas Raggio
Lily Kurtz | Zichen Li

The New Store has two exciting initiatives to celebrate the artistry and creativity of our community!

Recyclemania Drive: give your well-loved shirts a second life by donating until Feb 29 for your clothes to be upcycled.

Community Market: is now taking applications for the spring 2024 market. If you're an artist hoping to sell your work, use the application in our bio. Applications due by March 1.

The BFA Fashion Design program ( ) hosted the minds and designers behind FX's Feud: Capote vs. The Swans for a panel session this January. Executive Producer Ryan Murphy, Producer and Costume Designer Lou Eyrich, and Zac Posen, designer of the Swans' Black and White Ball Gowns joined BFA Fashion Design Director Marie Genevieve Cyr for a panel to discuss the creating of the show and costuming.

Pick up your free reusable water bottle now through March 1 in an effort to help eliminate single-use plastics on our campus!

You can pick up your water bottle Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6pm at several locations - check our highlights for more info! Also check out our stories and highlights for a map of all of the new water refill stations around campus!

Want to make your water bottle unique? Stop by the Oasis events today and tomorrow in the University Center to learn about the water crisis and customize your bottle:
🌟Wednesday - Presentation from 10:30 - 11 am | Giveaways & decoration from 11am - 6pm
🌟Thursday - Presentation from 11:30am - 12pm | Giveaways & decoration from 12pm - 6pm

Ten days left until classes are back in session! We hope you are enjoying your winter break.