Parsons School of Design

08/28/2026

Andrew Shea (Associate Professor of Integrated Design) provides insight on how designers frame their relationship to AI with It's Nice That.

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08/28/2026

The 2026 CFDA Scholarship Fund Recipients have been announced! Congratulations to Parsons students Alexia Magdaleno, Nara Shin, Zeri Lopez, Ahmrii Johnson, Aahaan Tandon, and Jennifer Yan.

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08/28/2026

Artwork by Mev Luna (Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art Practice and Theory) will be on view at El Museo del Barrio as part of the exhibition "Octopus & Others: Acts of Collaboration & Poetics," open through November 15.

El Museo del Barrio is proud to present Octopus & Others: Acts of Collaboration & Poetics, an exhibition inspired by a significant project from the museum’s history by artist, poet, and […]

08/27/2026

Through her charity foundation, Carmen Busquets is partnering with Parsons School of Design on the Carmen Busquets Award for Disabled Students. The award will set up an annual $12,500 grant for students in the MPS Fashion Management program.

The $12,500 grant will support the futures of aspiring fashion leaders through mentorship and collaboration opportunities.

08/20/2026

Stephen Brown-Fried (Executive Director for Public Programming and External Engagement) and Pablo Helguera (Assistant Professor of Arts Management and Entrepreneurship) shared their thoughts on how performing arts education can help navigate our society through a crisis of empathy not being learned.

We’re losing our connection with one another. Performing arts education can help us get it back

08/19/2026

Julia Sonnevend (Associate Professor of Sociology and Communication and Co-Director of the Center for the American Experience) was named Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication. Congratulations, Julia!

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08/04/2026

The New School’s Spring 2026 Semester in Books: Faculty authors confronted a number of pressing social and cultural issues in several compelling and critically acclaimed works.

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07/30/2026

Quinn Fertig (BFA Fashion Design '26) spoke with Vogue Business about how to nail a fashion interview, and shared her best tips for making sure you stand out in a competitive environment.

07/29/2026

NAATCO’s HENRY VI at the Public Theatre was directed by Stephen Brown-Fried, Executive Dean of the College of Performing Arts, with costumes designed by Parsons faculty member Gabi Asfour, his collaborator Adi Gil, and various Parsons students.

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07/10/2026

Drawing exhibition, Embodied Thought, will take place in the Great Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art. Diana Shpungin's (Part-Time Associate Teaching Professor) work, "The Soul Leaving the Body," was acquired for the collection.

Embodied Thought