The mission and ideals of the School of Undergraduate Studies are deeply rooted in the goal of lifelong higher learning articulated by the founders of The New School in 1919. In 1943, The New School began offering a bachelor's degree program for transfer students and working adults to address the educational needs of returning WWII veterans. Today, our dedication to that mission continues with the School of Undergraduate Studies, which offers exceptional services and an innovative curriculum to nearly 1,000 adult students.

The undergraduate curriculum of The New School for Public Engagement is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Its courses and degrees are accepted by other colleges and professional schools throughout the United States and abroad.

Bea Banu, Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
Michelle Materre, Associate Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
Juana Kennedy, Director of Administration
Tracyann Williams, Director, Academic Advising
Leah Iannone, Curriculum Coordinator
Laura Auricchio, Chair, Humanities
Luis Galli, Coordinator Acting and Movement
Dan Hill, Coordinator Visual Arts
Louise Montello, Coordinator Creative Arts and Health
Carol Overby, Coordinator Management and Business
Fabio Parasecoli, Coordinator Food Studies
Gustav Peebles, Chair, Social Sciences
Alan McGowan, Chair, Environmental Studies
Jonathan Bach, Chair, Global Studies
Luis Jaramillo, Associate Chair, Writing
Melissa Friedling, Director Undergraduate Programs, Media Studies