The New School

About

Welcome to The New School in New York City, a university founded in 1919 by a group of intellectuals looking for a new model of education. The New School is the only university where the design school in the US - Parsons - comes together with programs and colleges for the liberal arts, performing arts, management, social research, and more to cross-pollinate ideas in new and unexpected ways. 

Our colleges and programs offer a space designed for critical inquiry, creativity, and experimentation that defy convention and help create a more just, more beautiful, and better-designed world. 

Our colleges are Parsons School of Design Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts College of Performing Arts The New School for Social Research Schools of Public Engagement Parsons Paris With leading-edge faculty and world-renowned alumni, we are committed to developing students who will have an impact on the world and solve the most pressing social issues of our time.