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Team Makes Finals in JPMorgan Chase Competition

5/5/2008, Public Relations
The New School has made the finals in the 2008 JPMorgan Chase Community Development Competition, to be held on May 6 in New Orleans. This year’s competition focuses on rebuilding in New Orleans. The New School is partnering with Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans on a plan for a mixed-use, mixed-income community along the riverfront.

Parsons Thesis Exhibitions Now On View

5/5/2008, Public Relations
Parsons The New School for Design is now exhibiting senior thesis projects, celebrating the work of its graduating students. Throughout May and June, Parsons will present a series of exhibitions in venues across Manhattan, representing the final works of its undergraduate and graduate students. Work is by students from the architecture, design and management, fashion studies, fine arts, illustration, integrated design, interior design, lighting, photography, and product design programs.

Students Collaborate on “Visual Music Works”

4/28/2008, Public Relations
Animation students from Parsons The New School for Design and composers from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will take the stage on Sunday, May 4, to present “visual music works,” which bring music and animation together in new and compelling ways.

Parsons Appoints New Dean of Fashion

4/28/2008, Public Relations
Parsons The New School for Design has announced the appointment of Simon Collins, a creative director with more than 20 years of experience in all facets of the fashion industry, as the new dean of fashion at Parsons. Collins will oversee all areas of fashion studies.

Parsons Holds Annual Benefit and Fashion Show

4/28/2008, Public Relations
On Monday, April 28, Parsons presented its 60th Annual Benefit and Fashion Show at the Grand Hyatt New York. The event, hosted by New School President Bob Kerrey and Parsons Dean Tim Marshall, honored Diane von Furstenberg, the designer and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and Howard Socol, chairman and CEO of Barneys New York, and raised nearly $2 million for scholarships and academic programs at Parsons.

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