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Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaffirms The New School’s accreditation

The New School’s accreditation has been formally reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education after concerns raised in late 2024. In November 2024, MSCHE issued a non-compliance warning to the university for failing to meet two key standards — educational effectiveness and institutional planning/resources. After submitting a...

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Fashion design education matters for the metaverse

In 1964, Arthur C Clarke, science writer and futurist, predicted "the invention to end all inventions". He called "the replicator", a duplicating machine to create copies of anything at any time: "Confronted with such a device, society will probably sink into a kind of gluttonous barbarism because everybody would want unlimited quantities of...

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Fashion design education matters for the metaverse

In 1964, Arthur C Clarke, science writer and futurist, predicted "the invention to end all inventions". He called "the replicator", a duplicating machine to create copies of anything at any time: "Confronted with such a device, society will probably sink into a kind of gluttonous barbarism because everybody would want unlimited quantities of...

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The Digital Fashion Group announces Parsons certificate for online ‘Digital Fashion 101’

In partnership with The New School’s N Ventures, The Digital Fashion Group (TDFG) is proud to announce the Parsons ‘Digital Fashion 101’ certificate program. The Digital Fashion 101 Program focuses on demystifying the digital transformation of the fashion industry, addressing topics such as 3D design, virtual prototyping, on-demand...

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Lidewij Edelkoort tapped as Parsons newest Dean

In spite of her recent criticism on today's fashion schools contributing to the death of fashion in her acclaimed manifesto 'Anti-Fashion', trend forecaster and futurist Lidewij Edelkoort has been appointed Dean of Hybrid Design Studies at Parsons School of Design in New York and Parsons Paris. In her new role, which she is set to begin come...

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