Schedule of Events

All events are free of charge unless otherwise noted.

10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Parsons Festival

Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
2 West 13th Street
Various exhibition spaces

Exhibitions of work by graduating students include:

School of Art, Media, and Technology
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery

School of Design Strategies 
12:00–6:00 p.m.
Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries

2:30 p.m. 
Meet in the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center lobby at 2 West 13th Street
Professor of Fine Arts and Parsons Festival co-chair Donald Porcaro will deliver a special Alumni Day talk about the exhibitions on view and lead guests through the galleries.
See the Parsons Festival page for more information.

10:00 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Hannah Arendt and Reiner Schürmann Symposium in Political Philosophy: Tyrants, Kings, Emperors, and Philosophers

First come, first served; no check-in required
Theresa Lang Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor

11:00 a.m.
Tour of the New School Art Collection (FULL—no space available)

Led by Silvia Rocciolo, curator of the New School Art Collection
Meeting Place: Lobby, 66 West 12th Street

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
New School Archives Open House

The New School Archives, home to the historical records of all New School divisions and to the Kellen Design Archives, opens its doors to alumni for the afternoon. Posters, catalogs, photographs, student work, and more will be on display, and archivists will be on hand to answer questions. No advanced registration required.
Location: Sheila C. Johnson Design Center - 66 Fifth Avenue, lobby level

2:30-3:30 p.m.
AlumniLink Demo and Alumni Association Open House

Bark Room, 2 West 13th Street, lobby

3:00 p.m.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (FULL—no space available)

Performed in repertory; highlighting Drama's graduating playwrights, 
directors, and actors
The New School for Drama Theater, Drama Building, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor

4:00 p.m.
New School Minute

Rapid-fire 60-second lectures by more than a dozen New School faculty speaking on subjects including design, urban policy, economics, music, drama, history
Wollman Hall, 65 West 11th Street
See the full list of participating faculty.

5:30–7:30 p.m.
Alumni Reception

Enjoy food, drinks, and brief remarks on the new University Center.
All events are free of charge to alumni and their guests.
Wollman Hall, 65 West 11th Street

7:30 p.m.
The Mannes Opera Young Artists: Britten's The Rape of Lucretia

The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 68th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)
Alumni tickets can be picked up at the Kaye Playhouse.

Pre-Registration Closed