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NEW SCHOOL NEWS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES Suzanne Sousa ’10 (MS, Urban Policy Analysis and Management) wanted to honor her great-grandmother by improving lives in Mozambique. She developed a plan to provide farmers and their families with improved irrigation by harnessing solar energy. To learn how to implement her idea, Suzanne turned to the Clinton Global Initiative—University (CGI U) through its partnership with The New School. Opportunities to work with New School students participating in the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Consortium event. Photo: Bob Handleman organizations like CGI U are one of the reasons students are drawn to the university. This year, as The New School for General Studies, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, and the graduate program in International Affairs begin operating as one division, there are even more ways for students to develop their careers while getting involved and giving back. Michele Kahane, professor of Professional Practice at The New School, who has spearheaded the university’s engagements with CGI U and Ashoka U, said, “Our students want to make a difference in the world—that’s why they’ve come here.” This past spring, Sousa and 13 other New School students from across the university traveled to CGI U at the University of Miami. Modeled on the Clinton Global Initiative, which engages world leaders to tackle environmental, Fall 2010 Continues on page 7... New School Changemakers

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Suzanne Sousa ’10 (MS, Urban Policy Analysis and Management) wanted to honor her great-grandmother by improving lives in Mozambique. She developed a plan to provide farmers and their families with improved irrigation by harnessing solar energy. To learn how to implement her idea, Suzanne turned to the Clinton Global Initiative—University (CGI U) through its partnership with The New School.

Opportunities to work with

New School students participating in the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Consortium event. Photo: Bob Handleman

organizations like CGI U are one of the reasons students are drawn to the university. This year, as The New School for General Studies, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, and the graduate program in International Affairs begin operating as one division, there are even more ways for students to develop their careers while getting involved and giving back. Michele Kahane, professor of Professional Practice at The New School,

who has spearheaded the university’s engagements with CGI U and Ashoka U, said, “Our students want to make a difference in the world—that’s why they’ve come here.”

This past spring, Sousa and 13 other New School students from across the university traveled to CGI U at the University of Miami. Modeled on the Clinton Global Initiative, which engages world leaders to tackle environmental,

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public programs; or make a gift and become a partner of this new enterprise. However you choose to stay involved, I know that together we can find opportunities for you to help build this new educational community.

Sincerely,

David ScobeyExecutive Dean, The New School for General Studies and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

Message From the Executive DeanAward-winning writers. Scholars and practitioners pursuing their research and fieldwork across the globe. Students passionate about the value of the liberal arts. Students returning to school to complete their undergraduate education in order to pursue careers ranging from advocacy and media to nonprofit management and the arts—this is The New School, a place where innovation and experimentation are encouraged and nurtured and where students and faculty are empowered to contribute to society.

The newsletter you hold in your hands affirms this legacy. The individual stories are representative of the ambitious journey we are embarking on together, a journey that bridges your own experiences at The New School with the creation of something new.

This year, The New School for General Studies (home to the Bachelor’s Program and graduate programs in International Affairs, Creative Writing, Media Studies, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy will begin operating as one division. With such a broad array of innovative programs, the reimagined founding division will help us rethink what a great university should look like in the 21st century. This rethinking will also be informed and inspired by The New School’s longstanding commitment to innovation, civic engagement, social justice, and learning by doing.

For me, this venture also represents a journey. After a quarter-century of teaching at a large public university and a small liberal arts college, I have come to The New School to serve as executive dean of the division. I came because I love The New School’s values and its history of educational daring, and I am excited to help lead the initiative I’ve been telling you about.

I hope that you will stay in touch during this exciting moment of transformation. I look forward to meeting you and hearing your thoughts about our progress. More importantly, I hope that you choose to join us on this journey. Become active in The New School Alumni Association; enroll in a class through the continuing education program; attend one of our outstanding

David Scobey Photo: Matthew Sussman

The New School welcomeS execuTive DeaN DaviD Scobey

David Scobey began his appointment in August as the new executive dean of The New School for General Studies and Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy.

A national leader who has developed innovative ways for higher education institutions to engage communities outside the academy, David has led programs that unite faculty and students across disciplinary and divisional lines. Since 2005, he has served as the Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Professor of Community Partnerships at Bates College. There he directed the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, an academic center comprising programs in community-based learning and research, co-curricular work, and environmental stewardship.

From 1998 to 2005, David was founding director of the Arts of Citizenship program at the University of Michigan, which fosters the public role of the arts, humanities, and design in strengthening community and deepening democracy. Under his leadership, the program brought together faculty, students, and community partners in more than 30 collaborative projects from Detroit to Battle Creek in theater, history, visual arts, and urban design.

David graduated from Yale University with a doctorate in American Studies. He was a Rhodes Scholar, a senior research fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and a recipient of various fellowships and honors. David is the author of Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape (Temple University Press, 2002) and other studies of 19th-century U.S. cultural and urban history. He serves on the National Advisory Committee of Project Pericles and was chair of the National Advisory Board of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. To find out more about David Scobey, visit www.newschool.edu/alumni/davidscobey.

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$100,000+The Ford FoundationThe Bernard Osher

FoundationJulien J. Studley

$50,000–$99,999AnonymousThe Alexander Family

FoundationMargo and Robert

AlexanderPosen Foundation

$25,000–$49,999Richard L. Kauffman

and Ellen JewettEstate of Heather

MonroeHeather Hope

MonroeThe Charlotte

W. Newcombe Foundation

$10,000–$24,999George and Leslie

BiddleHans BrenninkmeyerJames-Keith (JK)

BrownJoan L. and Julius H.

Jacobson IIMarian Lapsley CrossGoldman Sachs GivesRandall S. and

Murray YankerJudith Zarin and

Gerald Rosenfeld

$1,000–$9,999Allen R. Adler and

Frances Beatty AdlerMarion A. and Jack

AuspitzMatthew C. Blank

and Susan McGuirk (BA ’05, MA, Media Studies ’07)

Carnegie Corporation of New York

CrossCurrents Foundation

Nancy Delman Portnoy

Burton M. FreemanFribourg FamilyKen Grossinger

and Micheline Klagsbrun

Leonard C. and Rosalyn Harber

Elizabeth HilpmanGerald M. KassBeverly H. KassnerRobert and Patricia

LevinsonJoshua L. Mack

(MFA, Creative Writing ’01)

Eleanor MackayArlene and Reuben

MarkThe New York

Community TrustTheodor Schuchat

(BA, Liberal Arts ’48)

Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving

Thank You The New School for General Studies acknowledges the generous support of the following individuals and institutions. These gifts supported student scholarships, research and academic initiatives, and unrestricted support in the 2010 fiscal year (July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010).

boarD of GoverNorS 2010–2011: The New School for GeNeral STuDieS aND milaNo The New School for maNaGemeNT aND urbaN Policy

Steven H. Bloom, ChairRandall S. Yanker, Vice-ChairMargo AlexanderKofi AppentengGeorge C. BiddleMatthew C. BlankHans BrenninkmeyerJames-Keith (JK) BrownJohn CatsimatidisMarian Lapsley CrossRobert J. DiQuolloSusan U. Halpern ’76William H. HaydenJeffrey J. HodgmanJoan L. JacobsonAlan Jenkins ’05Richard L. KauffmanEugene J. KeilinRobert A. LevinsonBevis LongstrethAnthony J. Mannarino ’83Victor NavaskySteve NislickLawrence H. Parks, Jr.Steven C. ParrishLorie A. Slutsky ’77Julien J. Studley Paul A. Travis ’77Emily Youssouf ’77Judith Zarin ’75

Honorary MembersDavid N. DinkinsMalcolm KleinLewis H. LaphamPam S. Levin

alumNi NewSSend news about your latest achievements to [email protected] and see more news about your fellow alumni on the Class Notes page at www.newschool.edu/alumni.

1980Concetta Stewart, MA Media Studies, is dean of the School of Art and Design at Pratt Institute.

1985David Minor, MA Media Studies, is the editor of Crooked Lake Review, a blog that focuses on local histories across New York State. Minor also writes EaglesByte, another blog dedicated to timelines and unique historical stories. Minor is published in The Encyclopedia of New York State and was the host of “The Timemaster,” a historical radio show for the NPR affiliate WXXI FM for more than ten years.

1987Veronica Lawlor, MA Media Studies, is the author and illustrator of September 11th, 2001: Words and Pictures. The book is her firsthand account of the events of that day. Some of her illustrations from the book are on display at the Newseum in Washington D.C.

1992James Roman, BFA Musical Theatre, is the author of Chronicles of Old New York: Exploring Manhattan’s Landmark Neighborhoods. The book is filled with colorful anecdotes about Manhattan’s history and its chapters are linked together by eight walking tours.

1993Carolann Butler, BA Liberal Arts, received a Master’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in filmic writing. Butler is currently a freelance writer for documentary television.

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1995Eric Rodenbeck, BA Liberal Arts, was named a 2010 winner of the Knight News Challenge for his project, CityTracking. Rodenbeck has done work for the 2012 Olympics and MSNBC. Some of his work is part of the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection.

1996Jennifer Bethke, MA Liberal Studies, has been appointed Curator of Education at the Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.

2001Rebecca Alvin, MA Media Studies, screened her film, Out of Service, at the Provincetown International Film Festival. Alvin is also the editor of Provincetown Magazine and an associate professor at The New School.

2002Josh Easdon, MA Media Studies, just finished a feature length documentary called Keep Eye on Ball: The Hashim Khan Story. The documentary has been shown at film festivals and was the recipient of an Audience Choice Award at DocuWest. Easdon has been given a contract to broadcast the documentary on the IFC/Sundance channel next year, and it will be ready for DVD soon.

Mar Trevino, MA Media Studies, was the post-production supervisor and associate editor of the documentary Hidden Battles. The film tackles how soldiers process the trauma of killing in battle and make lives for themselves after such a transgression.

Bara Swain, MFA Creative Writing, is anthologized in several publications, including Best Ten-Minute Plays 2009, Mother/Daughter Monologues: Babes and Beginnings, and The Journal of Law and Family Studies. Bara recently received a Teaching Artist grant from Poets & Writers for a writing workshop at Women In Need, a center for wellness and drug addiction.

Supporting Students: Osher Reentry Scholarship EndowedThe Bernard Osher Foundation awarded The New School for General Studies a $1 million endowment to support the Osher Reentry Scholarship Program in perpetuity. The scholarship supports adult students between the ages of 25 and 50 who are returning to school to complete their bachelor’s degree.

The Osher Reentry Scholarships were first awarded at The New School three years ago. By generously endowing the scholarship, the foundation has ensured that students will be able to take advantage of this opportunity for years to come. The 30 students that have already received Osher Reentry Scholarships have excelled academically and are pursuing diverse careers, including advocacy, media, nonprofit management, business, the arts, and academia.

Eric-John Russell, a 2008–2009 Osher Reentry Scholar, described the motivating nature of the award. “There was a point in time in which I never thought I would be able to receive a bachelor’s degree… now it seems that a master’s and doctoral studies are reasonable considerations.”

Since its founding in 1943, the New School Bachelor’s Program has helped adult students juggle the competing demands of family, work, and financial concerns while fulfilling their educational and professional aspirations. It is perhaps the quintessential reentry program, as its first degree students were adults completing baccalaureate degrees after their studies had been interrupted by World War II. The New School was the first college in New York City to enable adult students to finish their degrees through part- or full-time study in the day or evening, providing an alternative to the traditional college or university.

“This scholarship is key and will allow many students to go on to the next phases of their professional lives that much faster,” explained Bea Banu, director of the Bachelor’s Program.

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James Saad, Osher Scholar Photo: Melissa Hom

Bernard and Barbro Osher

What’s NewNew School alumNi DirecTory: reaDy iN 2012The next alumni directory will be ready in 2012. Harris Connect will start contacting alumni next year. If you have any questions, email [email protected] or call 212.229.5662 x3784.

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Student Impact Abroad: Brazil, Ethiopia, and BeyondPractice-based learning is a hallmark of a New School education and an important aspect of students’ career preparation. The International Field Program (IFP) is an eight-week summer practicum in which graduate students earn six credits towards their master’s degree. Since 2001, through hands-on development work with on-the-ground partners, the IFP has completed diverse projects on four continents for a variety of clients, tackling issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention, human rights violations, environmental sustainability, disaster relief, and local governance.

“The IFP is our direct link from the classroom to on-the-ground realities,” explains IFP faculty coordinator Mark Johnson. “Students learn by doing and test their own abilities as practitioners with the help of field directors and our partner institutions.” With sites in seven countries—Argentina, Brazil, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Nepal, and Uganda—IFP partners with a wide range of organizations, from grassroots nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to major international bodies, such as the International Rescue Committee and the United Nations.

Leona Deckelbaum ’10 (MA, International Affairs) participated in the 2009 IFP in Rio de Janeiro, teaching photojournalism to students from the Cantagalo favela. She also worked with the Brazilian government’s social branch of the Program for the Acceleration of Growth. Leona returned to Brazil after realizing during her IFP experience that favela residents themselves had never been asked directly about their experiences with government services. Through her work to make government services more efficient and effective she hopes to “give voice to the community’s needs and priorities and provide policy makers with tangible information about perceptions within the communities they are trying to serve.”

Whether working domestically or internationally, tomorrow’s global leaders must be trained to work effectively amidst globalization and urbanization. Before

graduating, Tara Paleczny-Zapp ’10 (MS, Nonprofit Management) participated in the 2009 IFP. “To me, the connection and overlap between policy and management with international affairs is obvious and necessary given today’s global economy, media, and communication,” she says. In the IFP, Tara conducted fieldwork in Ethiopia on HIV/AIDS NGO networks and the differing role of faith-based and secular HIV/AIDS initiatives. Now she is doing consulting work for an HIV/AIDS nongovernmental organization based in New York and Uganda.

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Photo Submissions from Participants in the 2009 IFP Photo Competition: (1) Josephine Vu, “Drink,” India (2) Nadia Claudi Pedersen, “Play in the City of God,” Rio (3) Joanna Da-Sylva, “Les Deesses aux Regards Persants,” Ethiopia.

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2004Tonya Cherie Hegamin, MFA Creative Writing, authored the piece, “Most Loved in All the World,” for which she was awarded the New York Public Library’s Ezra Jack Keats Award.

2005Carol Toscano, MFA, Creative Writing,is the recipient of The New York Press Club Rev. Mychal Judge Heart of New York Award for her story about Parsons graduate Hilary Boyajian, a fashion designer who designs clothing for breast cancer survivors and patients. The article was published on the online news site Woman Around Town.

2006S. Kwesi Cameron, BA Liberal Arts, received a master’s degree from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University this past May. Cameron was also a 2009–2010 Gallatin-Newington-Cropsey Fellow.

2007Rainer Hanshe, BA Liberal Arts, recently published three different essays, one of which, “Invisibly Revolving—Inaudibly Revolving: The Riddle of the Double Gedankenstrich,” appeared in The Agonist.

Stephan Said, BA Liberal Arts ’05 and MA International Affairs ’07, is launching “Difrent” with Pete Seeger. Difrent is a global platform that aims to promote social change through collaborative work with artists, activists, and organizations.

2009Greg Santos, MFA Creative Writing, has been published in the Canadian poetry anthology Rogue Stimulus. One of his poems was also featured in Cha: An Asian Literary Journal.

Kate Hagerman’s, MFA Creative Writing, story “Disembody” will appear in the spring issue of NANO Fiction.

Suzanne Reisman, MFA Nonfiction, is the author of Off the Beaten (Subway) Track.

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New School Scholars Around the WorldAs the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, Elizabeth McDonald, BA Liberal Arts ’09, says, “I see the Fulbright as a fun transition into the next phase of my career—I want to do more academic and creative work in the United States and abroad. This will be my first opportunity to execute a long-term project that I have been planning.”

Elizabeth joins two current students and one other alum from The New School for General Studies who are Fulbright fellows in 2010–2011. Over the past seven years, 18 New School students have been accepted into the program and have studied in places as diverse as Ghana, Japan, Romania, and India. To help students navigate the highly competitive application process, the school offers a range of services including meetings to explore possible projects, language training and evaluations, and matching applicants to a “Fulbright Committee” composed of faculty with expertise in the applicant’s academic area of focus and target country. Associate Dean Celesti Colds-Fechter meets with New School Fulbright candidates and writes the summaries that go to the Fulbright Commission. She says, “It’s wonderful to hear the excitement in applicants’ voices when they find out they have won a fellowship. Fulbright provides a great experience for our students, and it is a nice way to show prospective students what is possible with a New School education.”

Projects undertaken by Fulbright recipients are as unique as the fellows themselves. Elizabeth is located in Brazil, where she is studying Taiko Drumming in the Japanese community. MATESOL student Maria Brewster traveled to Turkey, where she has a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. Media Studies student Jacqwi Campbell, who also received Fulbright’s Critical Language Enhancement Award, is in Bahrain doing research about women who have appeared in Bahraini media. Finally, Angela Wong, MFA Creative Writing ’07, is in Taiwan compiling an anthology of essays about Taiwanese writing.

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Neil Grabois Photo: Matt Sussman

The New School Welcomes Dean Neil Grabois

Neil Grabois was appointed dean of Milano/GPIA in August. His broad range of academic and philanthropic experience has prepared him to lead the integrated programs during this dynamic time. A seasoned academic leader, he has served as a president, provost, dean, department chair, mathematics professor, and trustee. He spent eight years in the philanthropic sector and has devoted much of his career to research involving higher education and educational change. Neil was president of Colgate University from 1988 to 1999. From 1999 to 2007, he was vice president and director of Strategic Planning and Program Coordination for the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Neil is a trustee of Swarthmore and Smith Colleges and has served on the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Pew Foundation Science Advisory Committee, the American Council on Education’s Commission on Leadership Development, and the Project Pericles Board of Directors.

Neil comes to The New School at a pivotal moment. He remarked, “I was drawn to The New School in part because the integration of Milano and the graduate program in International Affairs represents an exciting opportunity. In bringing together international affairs, management, and policy, I believe that Milano/GPIA and the larger division are poised to break new ground in problem-based teaching and learning.”

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First Alumni Association Board Members Appointed The New School Alumni Association is pleased to announce its first cohort of board members. Drawing from a strong pool of candidates, the university has appointed 11 alumni representing all aspects of the university. The new members began serving two-year terms on July 1, 2010. With advisement from this new group, a full 40 member board will be in place by July 2012.

One of the group’s first tasks is to help recruit future board members. They will also develop board objectives and goals and help shape an alumni program that provides alumni with even more opportunities to network, socialize, and connect with and support the university.

The first group of board members come from a wide range of professional backgrounds and graduation years. Their expertise in various fields and their common desire to build a strong alumni presence within the New School community will be invaluable.

To learn more about the new board of directors, visit www.newschool.edu/alumni/about. The New School alumni association board of DirectorsMartha Alexander ’79 (Parsons, BFA, Communication Design) Mark Cajigao ’08 (New School Drama, MFA, Acting) Colin Dean ’06 (New School Jazz, BFA, Jazz Performance) Angela Gadeliya ’05 (Mannes, PDPL, Performance) Chasson Gracie ’03 (Milano, MS, Urban Policy)Michelle Hartman ’06 (The New School for Social Research, PhD, Political Science) Jahmila Joseph ’06 (Eugene Lang College, BA, Liberal Arts) Dee MacDonald-Miller ’75 (Parsons, BFA, Environmental Design) Michael McKinnon ’05 (Parsons, Cert., Interior Design) James Stenerson ’80 (The New School, MA, Media Studies) Morris Yankell ’86 (Milano, MA, Human Resources) 2

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On Campus and Off: Spring 2010This past spring, New School alumni celebrated their reunion year and learned about New York City’s history. On Saturday, April 17, New School alumni from the classes of 1980, 1985, and 1990 gathered on campus to celebrate their 30th, 25th, and 20th reunions respectively at Reunion 2010. The day-long event included lectures, panel discussions, and a cocktail reception. On Saturday, May 15, more than 70 New School alumni from various years attended an evening event at The Merchant House Museum in the East Village of New York City. At the museum, alumni learned about 19th-century New York City life and reconnected with fellow alumni at the cocktail reception afterwards. Both events were hosted by The New School Alumni Association.

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Jessica Arnold, Director of Alumni Relations212.229.5662 x3557 [email protected]

Francisco Tezén, Director of Development and Alumni Relations212.229.5662 x2106 [email protected]

Jill Reinhardt, Development Officer212.229.5662 x3185 [email protected]

Contributors: Celesti Colds-Fechter, Latoya Crump, Rosemarie Cryan, Jill Reinhardt, Sarah Stern, and Francisco Tezén.

Produced by Communications and External Affairs

(1) Ruth Lewin ’85, Lisa Trager ’85, Margo Lewis ’90, and Francisco Tezén (2) David Minor ’85 and Ingrid Leacock ’80 (3) Alex Bell ’06, Max Ashwill ’08, Anushay Anjum ’08, and GPIA Director Michael Cohen (4) Mimi Kantor ’06 and Marianna Newith ’09 (5) Tracie Hunte ’06 and Elizabeth Keane ’06 Photos: Marty Heitner and David Wanderman

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economic, and public health challenges, the CGI U invites college students to submit proposals that address global problems, dubbed “commitments to action.” (Learn more about student commitments below.) The Clinton Global Initiative also holds an annual meeting in New York City in September, where New School students have the opportunity to volunteer at the meeting and meet heads of state, business leaders, and nonprofit directors.

In addition to CGI U, students can also benefit from programs with Ashoka U, an organization that partners with institutions of higher education to develop curricular and extra-curricular offerings to help students become leaders in social entrepreneurship. The New School was selected as one of nine universities to participate in the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Consortium in the fall of 2009. Other chosen universities include Duke, Babson, and Tulane. “The Changemaker initiative aims to expand social entrepreneurship education across campuses and explore ways in which universities can become hubs for innovation that create solutions to social problems,” said Kahane. “It is not a surprise that The New School was chosen to participate.”

Initiatives like CGI U and Ashoka U demonstrate that The New School’s legacy of positive social change continues in the classroom and beyond. Kahane said, “These initiatives give students a taste of how to merge theory into practice and how to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and practice it throughout the world—looking for solutions and solving critical societal issues.”

For more about the programs, email Michele Kahane at [email protected].

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Claudia Powell (GPIA ’10): Helping seniors from Government High School in Jamaica develop ways to address issues like the environment and poverty.

Flannery Miller (Current GPIA student): Expanding an international youth media project in a favela in Rio de Janeiro and the South Bronx.

Dean Morris (Milano OCM student), and Rachel Dawn Fudim-Davis (Milano NPM ’10): Implementing a farmer’s café in Central Harlem using principles of sustainability and social justice. 2

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Stay ConnectedTweet, tweet! Find out about the latest happenings by following The New School Alumni Association at www.twitter.com/newschoolalumni.

Join more than 2,200 alumni as fans of The New School Alumni Association at www.facebook.com/newschoolalumni.

To receive invitations and news about future alumni events, don’t forget to send your current email address to [email protected].

Extend your professional network with your classmates and other alumni by joining the offi cial alumni group on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/newschoolalumni.

Upcoming EventsFor more details and a complete listing of events, visit www.newschool.edu/publicprograms.

NovemberThursday, November 11, 6:30 p.m.The aica/uSa Distinguished critic lecture at The New School: holland cotter art critic: So what?

Friday, November 12, 7:00 p.m.fridays @ one–Thoughts on longevity in the world of music and opera with fred Plotkin

DecemberWednesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m. The aiDS crisis is Still beginning

Friday, December 3—Wednesday, December 814th annual mixed messages media Studies Graduate Showcase exhibition

Monday, December 6, 6:30 p.m.Nonfi ction forum: hugh raffl es

Tuesday, December 7, 6:30 p.m.writing for children forum: michael Garland

Wednesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.riggio forum: mary Gaitskill

Wednesday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.confounding expectations: revisiting “in, around, and afterthoughts on Documentary Photography”

Thursday, December 9, 12:30 p.m.heather monroe memorial lecturelouis rosen on Jazz: from the club to the concert hall

Tuesday, December 14, 6:30 p.m.Poetry forum: Timothy Donnelly

Wednesday, December 15, 6:30 p.m.fiction forum: David Goodwillie

In � is IssueCover Story: New School ChangemakersMessage from the Executive DeanAlumni NewsInternational Field ProgramFulbright Alumni ScholarsEvents

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