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Some New School students have gathered to "occupy" the Graduate Faculty building at 65 Fifth Avenue, in protest of New School President Bob Kerrey and Vice President James Murtha and students' lack of voice in the university's direction. According to the New School In Exile website, "The original idea of the University in Exile, and the New School in general, was to be a safe-haven for academic freedom and scholarship free of oppressive political regimes. It was known for its deep thinkers, its innovative academics, and its commitment to social and political justice as a bedrock of all other scholarship. The New School, under its current administration, is no longer able to fulfill that role of critical engagement and dissent." You can get some more info at the Facebook Group "New School Students with NO CONFIDENCE in Kerrey." Additionally, the students occupying 65 Fifth declare it "an open student study space and intent to keep the building open indefinitely" and invite other students to join in.
New School Students Stage a Sit-In
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No matter what they're pushing for, good for them for sticking to it.
I just love what they're doing.
Its almost like Chicago or Columbia in '68 or being a Yippie or a NORML activist or an anti-apartheid protester
Except for that inconvenient getting your head kicked in part.
I guess thats why they say "its all good".
We are still occupying the building! The Address is 65 5th Avenue (@w.13th street).
New School in Exile: A Call to Occupa(c)tion
The original idea of the University in Exile, and the New School in general, was to be a safe-haven for academic freedom and scholarship free of oppressive political regimes, be they in Europe or America, and to be a center for critical engagement with important issues of our times. It was known for its deep thinkers, its innovative academics, and its committment to social and political justice as a bedrock of all other scholarship. The New School, under its current administration, is no longer able to fulfill that role of critical engagement and dissent. This continued betryal of our founding principles cannot be tolerated any longer, and the time has come to revive the University in Exile. This is a call for student action!
!! ACTION ALERT!!
As of 19:00 (7 pm) a diverse collection of students from the New School community began an occupation of the Graduate Faculty building at 65 5th Ave. This is the only central student space on campus, and hosts the remnants of the Fogelman Library, the "fishbowl" study space and the Fifth Avenue Cafe.
~ Demands of the Occupation ~
• The removal of Bob Kerrey as president of our university
• The removal of James Murtha as executive vice president of our university
• Students, faculty, and staff elect the president, EVP, and Provost.
• Students are part of the interim committee to hire a provost.
• The removal of Robert B. Millard as treasurer of the board of trustees.
• Intelligible transparency and disclosure of the university budget and investments.
• The creation of a committee on socially responsible investments.
• The immediate suspension of capital improvement projects like the tearing down of 65 fifth Ave.
• Instead, money towards the creation of an autonomous student space.
• Instead, money towards scholarships and reducing tuition.
• Instead, money for the library and student life generally.
JOIN US!
Best,
The Students!
New School in Exile: A Call to Occupa(c)tion
The original idea of the University in Exile, and the New School in general, was to be a safe-haven for academic freedom and scholarship free of oppressive political regimes, be they in Europe or America, and to be a center for critical engagement with important issues of our times. It was known for its deep thinkers, its innovative academics, and its committment to social and political justice as a bedrock of all other scholarship. The New School, under its current administration, is no longer able to fulfill that role of critical engagement and dissent. This continued betryal of our founding principles cannot be tolerated any longer, and the time has come to revive the University in Exile. This is a call for student action!
!! ACTION ALERT!!
As of 19:00 (7 pm) a diverse collection of students from the New School community began an occupation of the Graduate Faculty building at 65 5th Ave. This is the only central student space on campus, and hosts the remnants of the Fogelman Library, the "fishbowl" study space and the Fifth Avenue Cafe.
~ Demands of the Occupation ~
• The removal of Bob Kerrey as president of our university
• The removal of James Murtha as executive vice president of our university
• Students, faculty, and staff elect the president, EVP, and Provost.
• Students are part of the interim committee to hire a provost.
• The removal of Robert B. Millard as treasurer of the board of trustees.
• Intelligible transparency and disclosure of the university budget and investments.
• The creation of a committee on socially responsible investments.
• The immediate suspension of capital improvement projects like the tearing down of 65 fifth Ave.
• Instead, money towards the creation of an autonomous student space.
• Instead, money towards scholarships and reducing tuition.
• Instead, money for the library and student life generally.
JOIN US! MORE INFO ON OUR WEBSITE: www.newschoolinexile.com
@scottr, wish you guy success and if I happen to be in the area later today then I will sit with you guys for a while.
Hey Everyone! We are still here and we have effective control of the whole Building!
We will be holding a demonstration outside at 10:30AM!
Also, the UNITE HERE Local 100 (who represent our cafeteria workers) Have Joined us as they refused to cross our Barricade!
Show Your Support!
www.newschoolinexile.com
Shut up, College.
what a bunch of wankers, its not Tehran University for Christ's sake
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzz
new school?
man, i'm OL' SKOOL
Hey Everyone!
If you don't like it, transfer!
Choice. It's a wonderful thing.
Tgirl. it might not be Tehran University, but when you're paying a shit ton of money for school, you should be getting what you want out of it. The New School prides itself on being innovative and student orientated, when they are nothing but a large money making corporation who could care less about the actual individuals.
fugothamist: so...you're Columbia?
TJ: Protest! It's an even more wonderful thing!
Why is everyone all pissy about a bunch of students doing what students around the world have been doing for decades? Let them protest! Let them have a voice in a situation where they had none. Jeez guys, maybe you need to protest the shitty life you're living, since you apparently have nothing else to do but get so grumpy about this.
If you don't like it, transfer?
Are you serious? You sound like those people that say, "If you don't like it, get out of the country!" when someone protests against something in their state/country. I can think of no dickery stronger than this phrase, other than maybe, "It's okay, I have a black/gay/asian/latino friend!". These kids are trying to better their/our world.
oxford, yo
tru skool
Protest all you want.
When you're paying $xx,000 for an education and you're not happy with the administration you have other options. You are a consumer. No one is forcing anyone to go to the New School.
If everyone de-enrolled that would have a much bigger impact than a protest would.
So many people in this country are not even afforded the opportunity to pursue higher education.
PS - Their website doesn't work
the website is fixed...
wooden_shoes
colleges are nothing but a large money making corporation who could care less about the actual individuals.
This is NOT like Columbia in '68 or whatever, protesting 'Nam or civil rights. These spoiled brats are against the administration of an institution that THEY CHOSE TO ATTEND!!!
Expel them and put it on their permanent records.
Spoiled mid-westerners....
Junkrabbit: not all schools, clarification: not my undergrad school. And the New School is trying to present itself as something different; these students are simply protesting that the New School is false advertising thanks to the Kerrey administration.
newsflash fuckwits, every college does this. you think other schools are somehow "keeping it real?" give me a break. enjoy the pride you feel from this, when you're older you'll realize how self-important you all seemed back then.