The professor, a longtime critic of the university, was among 19 educators who lost their positions as the institution navigated financial woes.

The professor, a longtime critic of the university, was among 19 educators who lost their positions as the institution navigated financial woes.

The Trump administration is continuing its assault on higher education, but in a departure from its earlier high-profile fights with individual institutions like Harvard, it is now rewriting the feder...

Arendt, Habermas and Lévi-Strauss taught here; now the New School for Social Research faces the threat of drastic cuts. By Michael Hesse

TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », un collectif d’universitaires américains et français s’inquiète des graves attaques que subit ce haut lieu de l’antifascisme intellectuel.

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On June 1, 2026, the New School announced the mass firing of 19 Full-Time Faculty and 68 staff members. These firings, along with coerced “voluntary” separations, early retirements, and step-downs sin...

The faculty group disputed what administrators describe as a need to shrink and restructure the institution to meet a new enrollment reality.

On June 1, 2026, the New School announced the mass firing of 19 Full-Time Faculty and 68 staff members. These firings, along with coerced “voluntary” separations, early retirements, and step-downs sin...

The faculty group disputed what administrators describe as a need to shrink and restructure the institution to meet a new enrollment reality.

June 9, 2026 To the Board of Trustees, President, Provost, the Executive Vice President of Budget and Operations, Executive Deans, and the Vice President of Human Resources, We write to you with pro...

The Manhattan institution cut 19 faculty members and 68 staffers amid mounting financial deficits and declining enrollment.

The AAUP condemns the catastrophic faculty and staff layoffs enacted at the New School.

June 1, 2026 Condemnation of Mass Firings AAUP-TNS condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent firings of full-time faculty, as well as unclear numbers of staff, across the university. These...

One of New York’s most prominent universities has handed layoff notices to about 15 percent of its employees, marking its latest measure to rectify a $48-million budget deficit.

One of New York’s most prominent universities has handed layoff notices to about 15 percent of its employees, marking its latest measure to rectify a $48-million budget deficit.

May 15, 2026 Administration Releases Terms of Involuntary Buy-Out for Fired Faculty We are writing to inform faculty that the administration has finally posted details about the terms of an Involunt...

The New School revealed on May 15 the terms of a new buyout offer meant to appeal to faculty who will be laid off amid the university’s restructuring, according to a public statement from the New Scho...

The Solidarity, Labor, Equity, and Justice Committee in Eastern Michigan University's AAUP union submits a letter urging opposition in higher education to war, imperialism and militarism.

May 15, 2026 Administration Releases Terms of Involuntary Buy-Out for Fired Faculty We are writing to inform faculty that the administration has finally posted details about the terms of an Involunt...

Penn State faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing, in a closely watched decision that could have sweeping implications across the university.

More than 5,000 full-and part-time professors will now bargain collectively as the Penn State Faculty Alliance.

The AAUP and AFT strongly defend the academic freedom of Professor Derek Peterson and condemn the escalating campaign of political pressure and public intimidation directed at him following his remark...

Podcast Episode · Unruly Subjects · April 30 · 1h 30m

The rampant corporatization and "administrification" of American higher-education institutions has turned students into mere consumers.