Faculty Resources

The College of Performing Arts Start of Term Memo is a critical resource for faculty regarding a range of important topics, policies, and specific guidance for the upcoming semester. 

The New School academic year consists of fall and spring semesters and a summer term. You can download the printable university calendars below with dates and deadlines for most undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs. 

View the full academic calendar.

The Faculty Resource Center located in the University Center on the third floor (63 Fifth Avenue, room 308 A-D) includes a conference room, private meeting rooms, and an open area for general gatherings. "

Reserve a space in the Faculty Resource Center.

We utilize a “CoPA Rooms” booking system for space reservations at Arnhold Hall and Bank Street. If you need to reserve a space at Arnhold Hall or Bank Street, please email [email protected], to inquire about booking a space. 

Please note that faculty may only reserve spaces for curricular-related events, such as courses, private lessons, and coaching. We do not reserve spaces for faculty rehearsals or performances during the academic year.

Inquire about booking a space.

Use the campus map to navigate The New School’s buildings, facilities, dorms, and university art collection.

View the New York Campus Map

Canvas is the learning management system (LMS) we use to build online courses. It's easy to learn and even easier to use.

Learn more about Canvas LMS.

The College of Performing Arts Bulletin is our virtual community bulletin board. It is emailed weekly during the academic year to all faculty, students, and staff. Refer to the bulletin to learn about news, opportunities, events, and more.

The members of the administration at the college utilize multiple non-person email accounts if you have questions.

• For academic-related questions, please contact [email protected].

• For room reservations, please contact [email protected].

• To get in touch with CoPA Deans, please contact [email protected].

• If you have an announcement for the community, please contact [email protected]. 

• For any IT-related questions, please contact [email protected]. 

Life-Threatening Emergency - 911
Campus Security (24 Hour) - 212.229.7001
Student Medical Services - 212.229.1671, option 2
Student Counseling Services - 212.229.1671, option 1
Security Director's Office - 212.229.5101

Students and Faculty may reserve and check out audio and video production equipment from The New School’s Equipment Center (EQC) located on the ninth floor of Arnhold Hall.

Reserve and check out audio and Video production equipment. 

Resources and information to support faculty teaching and learning can be found on the Faculty Center for Innovation, Collaboration, and Support website. 

Community agreements, also called classroom or discussion agreements, are very useful for creating a respectful and supportive learning environment. Some faculty share a pre-made list, others invite students to co-create the agreements by offering a handful to start and then asking students what other issues all in the class should agree to. Community agreements are most often established at the beginning of the semester but they can be introduced and updated at any time. – 

Learn More @ guidetoteaching.org

GIFTS ARE TOOLS: TEACHING IN THE CREATIVE DISCIPLINES

A workshop for faculty led by faculty member Cara Hagan

Friday, September 29, 12:30 - 3:30 pm

[REGISTER HERE]

In this workshop, participants will be led through a series of creative activities meant to identify strengths in teaching and facilitation for the purpose of sharing those strengths among the group of fellow pedagogues in attendance. As a collaborative experience that mirrors the curricular aims of the programs within the College of Performing Arts, participants will collectively identify where the various approaches and methodologies illuminated during the workshop may be applicable across their teaching, and brainstorm ways to incorporate those tools into their unique teaching practices. As a foundation of this experience, participants will read and discuss pedagogic philosophy by bell hooks, Paulo Freire, John Dewey, Duchess Harris, Lindsay Masland, and more. Participants will emerge from the workshop with a deeper understanding of what they bring to the classroom and why it is important, new tools to continue deepening their teaching practice, and a new draft of a one-page teaching philosophy.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 was enacted to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for correction of inaccurate or misleading statements. In addition, it gives students some control over the disclosure of information from education records. 

Learn More at the Registrar's Website

Take the FERPA tutorial.

The Information Technology (IT) resource guide outlines the necessary steps and tools to support your work, connect and collaborate with students, and staff, and make the most of your New School experience. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for all members of The New School community. See the caregiver support map and lactation spaces q&a to learn about the options available at our New York City campus.

The New School Lactation Booth Schedule: http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/SocialJusticeTNS/TNS_Lactation_Booth

Questions about the booths? Contact [email protected]. 

Please read The New School’s land acknowledgment at the top of large events/trainings or print it in an event program:

We would like to acknowledge with respect the indigenous people on whose ancestral lands The New School now stands. We are gathered on the unceded land of the Lenape peoples. We ask you to join us in acknowledging the Lenape community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. The New School also acknowledges that it was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many indigenous peoples, including those on whose land this institution is located. This acknowledgment demonstrates a commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.

Faculty and staff will receive university mail via a secure, digital mail system and packages will be available for pick-up at centrally located automated package lockers on campus. See Mail and Package Services for more information.

Please refer to TNS marketing & communications creative tools and training for logos, email signatures, letterhead, fonts, templates, how-to guides, videos, etc. that support branding that reflects the university identity

The Payroll office within Human Resources at The New School processes all employee wages and stipends, withholds all appropriate taxes on wages, files payroll tax reports and creates W-2 statements, and deducts benefits and other authorized items from employee wages. 

View the schedule for a specific payroll cycle at Payroll | Human Resources.

See the performance calendar for a list of upcoming performances at the College of Performing Arts-including Mannes School of Music, School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and School of Drama.

This how to print guide explains how faculty can print using the standard black & white and color printers and open lab plotters on campus.

Learn about best practices on social media for faculty, with a focus on promoting research and creative practice.

M&C Tools & Training_ Social Media for Faculty and Research Amplification

The Student Success Network, known as Starfish, facilitates communication between students and their instructors, advisors, and support services. Our goal is to improve student support and services by having more integrated and efficient ways to track academic progress, flag concerns, and connect students with services they may need. Learn more about Starfish. 

As part of our continuing efforts to enhance safety across The New School’s campus, we also encourage everyone to download The New School Safety App, a smartphone app for use by students, faculty, and staff that offers users the ability to make immediate contact with either the police or Campus Safety with the touch of a button – no dialing required – to report a crime or other incident, or request immediate assistance in the event of an emergency. The app should only be used on The New School’s New York City campus.

Campus Safety may be contacted for incidences, including: 

• Suspicious individuals

• Water leaks/flooding

• Gas leaks

• Power outages

• Medical emergencies 

• Stuck occupied elevators

911 may be called in the event of immediate and dire emergencies, including: 

• Criminal activity

• Fire

• Intruders

• Medical emergencies

• Bomb threats

• Suspicious packages

To download the app: for iPhones, visit the Apple Store; for Android, visit Google Play.

The New School offers a tuition waiver benefit for courses taken at the university once an employee has completed three months of continuous service. This benefit is available to faculty, staff, and eligible family members (spouse, same- or opposite-sex Qualified Domestic Partner, and children of any age). Tuition waiver benefits apply to tuition and mandatory fees. Please read the Tuition Waiver Plan Policy for Full-time Faculty and Staff for detailed information and potential tax implications.

Full-Time Faculty

https://www.newschool.edu/human-resources/tuition-waiver-plan/

Part-Time Faculty

https://www.newschool.edu/human-resources/part-time-tuition-waiver-plan/

Water bottle filling stations are located at Arnhold Hall on floors 1, 4, 9 and at Bank Street on floors 1 and 2