Campaign on University Restructuring
To remain true to its historical commitments, The New School needs to dispense with corporate models that cut to the bone, and begin listening to those who make the institution, against all odds, a place of humane, progressive education.
AAUP-TNS has been doing research on the firm that was hired by The New School in its ongoing “reimagining” project. Consult our fact sheet.
Read our statement on the Special Voluntary Separation Program (SVSP) that offers early retirement option to about 30% of full-time faculty.
Read the joint statement by the X-Divisional Covid-19 Committee and the AAUP-The New School Chapter on the Convening of the Task Force to Explore New Models for Liberal Arts at The New School. The statement outlines criteria for ensuring meaningful participation and shared governance at The New School and demands that the university administration be accountable to faculty, staff, and students during the proposed restructuring of the institution in Fall 2020.