Our Stories
Members share the biggest issues they and their colleagues face as part-time faculty at the New School.
“I teach a 3-credit studio course, a highly specialized topic, and my pay for a full semester is $4,250. That’s for 15 weeks of teaching.”
Annie Lee Larson
School of Fashion, Parsons School of Design
“I don’t know what it’s going to take to get upper level administration to recognize that we are published writers. We’ve got books out. I was awarded a Fulbright, which is a teaching grant.”
Sharon Mesmer
Writing Program, School of Public Engagement
“There’s a lot that goes into creating an experience that’s beneficial for different kinds of learners, for maximum growth, for maximum engagement. What that looks like on the back end is a lot of work.”
Shireen Soliman
School of Fashion, Parsons School of Design