Reuniting with Our Students
At midnight last night, our strike on the New School ended and faculty resumed their work. We are finally back together with our students after long days apart.
In solidarity with the students currently occupying the University Center, and in the absence of official guidance, we are sharing students’ demands for the end of the semester:
No student will be penalized for not attending class after the strike.
No student will be penalized for not attending class during the strike.
No student will be penalized for not submitting work during the strike.
No student will be expected to complete new assignments after the strike.
We ask that all part-time faculty honor students’ experience of living and learning through a strike, remain open, and compassionately consider these requests. Let’s work together to restore the soul of the New School!
This tentative agreement is only the beginning, and the part-time faculty will continue to take power back from The New School’s top executives and place it back where it belongs: with the faculty, staff, and students, without whom the university could not function.
For more guidelines on navigating this final week of the semester, please keep an eye out for official guidance from your program or department and follow AAUP-TNS, Student Faculty Solidarity, and New School Occupied.