The New School News

A Long and Winding Road

David Rosenberg — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:22:34 +0000

On Friday, June 28, Trae Harris (Lang ‘10) will have her first film showing at BAM. Harris, an actress, stars in Newlyweeds, the comedy/drama shot over three weeks in Brooklyn. The film will arrive at BAM after showings at Sundance and Cannes, and already has a deal for national distribution. For Harris, her starring role [...]

A Naked New School Summer

David Rosenberg — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:29:57 +0000

With barely enough time to even frame their diplomas, four 2013 alumni are jumping headfirst into the waters of professional theater this summer. Inaugurating a collaboration with the Naked Angels, each newly minted New School for Drama playwright will present a first public reading of one of their works during a bi-monthly program, “Summer Mondays.” [...]

The New Show: New School Employees’ Exhibition of Art and Creative Research

David Rosenberg — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:45:24 +0000

This year’s installment of “The New Show: Works in Progress,” an exhibition of art and other creative research by university employees, opens Thursday, June 13, with an opening reception at 5:00 p.m., in the Parsons 25 East Gallery, 25 East 13th Street, 5th floor. Over 30 works will be included from offices and divisions across [...]

Beating Youth Recidivism, One Food Truck at a Time

David Rosenberg — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:58:35 +0000

It wasn’t the proverbial “light bulb” scenario that sparked the idea for Milano Nonprofit Management student Annie Bickerton and her business partner Jordyn Lexton’s social innovation start-up—it was years of careful study and preparation. Lexton, a graduate of Wesleyan University, and Bickerton are the founder and director of development and operations, respectively, of Drive Change, [...]

Game Changer

broussak — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:53:58 +0000

Colleen Macklin, Parsons AMT professor and founder of the research group PETLab (Prototyping, Evaluation, Teaching, and Learning Lab) pioneers social engagement and new ways of learning by bringing together traditional games with advanced technology. Macklin spends most of her days, well, playing. She believes that play is an essential part of learning and that [...]

Broadway Shnuffle

David Rosenberg — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:56:51 +0000

Ryan Reid recently had one of the more nerve-wracking weeks of her life. Reid, a 2013 graduate of the BAFA program at Lang and Integrated Design at Parsons, had written and directed a play called One Day in the Life of Henri Shnuffle, a painstakingly personal portrait of an elderly New Yorker, which had just [...]

Parsons at New York City Design Week

David Rosenberg — Fri, 31 May 2013 21:31:51 +0000

Parsons The New School for Design was an active participant this year during the first annual NYCxDESIGN, a citywide celebration of design of all stripes. Happening concurrently with the third annual Parsons Festival, Parsons students and faculty took part in installations, exhibitions and other events. Above, find photos from the Wasteless design competition with Poltrona Frau, [...]

Friday Flashback, May 20-24

David Rosenberg — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:00:16 +0000

Graduation has come and gone, and for better or worse, semester finals and classes are finished. Now nothing lies before us except the sweet release of summer fun. But that doesn’t mean we New Schoolers will be sleeping through the next three months (especially those of use who are taking summer classes). Check out what [...]

Paying it Forward

David Rosenberg — Thu, 30 May 2013 15:19:40 +0000

Even while in school, Eugene Lang College alumna Jahmila Joseph (’06) lost no time in getting a head start on her career. What started as an internship with the Brooklyn Bridge Conservancy in her sophomore year turned into a full-time job as an event coordinator, with Joseph juggling a full course load to finish her [...]

Proenza Schouler Meets the Next Generation

David Rosenberg — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:56:54 +0000

“Have you all got your elevator pitch together?” Simon Collins, Dean of the School of Fashion at Parsons The New School for Design, was speaking to a group of about a dozen students on the eve of the annual Parsons Fashion Benefit. They stood in a darkened auditorium surrounded by mannequins, each next to a [...]