Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts explained

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts
Established:[1]
Type:Private liberal arts college
Head Label:Dean
Head:Christoph Cox[2]
City:New York
Country:United States
Students:1,512[3]
Campus:Urban
Colors:White, Black, Parsons Red[4]
  
Former Names:Freshman Year Program
(1972–1975)
The Seminar College
(1975–1985)
Eugene Lang College
(1985–2005)
Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts
(2005–2015)
Parent:The New School
Mascot:Gnarls the Narwhal[5]
Logo Upright:1.35

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, commonly referred to as Lang, is the seminar-style, undergraduate, liberal arts college of The New School. It is located on-campus in Greenwich Village in New York City on West 11th Street off 6th Avenue.[6]

History

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts was founded as the Freshman Year Program at The New School in 1972 as a pre-college program for high school graduates. Three years later, in 1975, the program was expanded to a full undergraduate program and renamed The Seminar College. In 1985, following a generous donation by Eugene Lang and his wife Theresa, the school was renamed Eugene Lang College. The college currently has an enrollment of over 1,555 students.[7]

In 2005, the phrase "The New School" was inserted into the name of each division of The New School as part of a unification strategy initiated by the university's President Bob Kerrey;[8] thus, Eugene Lang College was renamed Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts. In 2015, The New School rebranded again by renaming the schools to better clarify the relationship between the university and its schools. Eugene Lang College's formal title is The New School's Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.

Curriculum

Academics

The only required classes are a First-Year Seminar and two semesters of Writing the Essay for first-year students.[9] These intensive writing classes have titles such as "Memory and the Self," "Poetry and the Conditions of Possibility," "Human Rights," and "Technology, Surveillance, and Climate Change."[10] Students are encouraged to tailor their academic programs to their own interests and goals.

Eugene Lang College hosts some of The New School's most experimental and avant-garde courses, including: "Heterodox Identities", "NYC: Graphic Gotham", "The Mind-Game Film" (taught by Silvia Vega-Llona), "The Illusion of Color", "Punk & Noise", "Masculinity in Asia," "Queer Culture", "Theories of Mind", and "Play and Toil in the Digital Sweatshop".[11]

The college places emphasis on interdisciplinary learning with a "student-directed" curriculum. All of its courses are seminars. Students at Lang may also cross-register for courses sponsored by other divisions of The New School, including Parsons School of Design and The New School College of Performing Arts. Students are allowed to double-major, minor in programs across The New School, and enroll in the bachelor's/master's program, which allows Lang students to complete a BA and MA through The New School's graduate programs.[12]

Student publications

Several of The New School's major publications are produced by Lang students. Among these are:

Notable alumni and faculty

Alumni

Faculty

Rankings

In some college ranking programs, The New School's eight divisions are ranked separately, since their attributes and standards of admission differ significantly.

The Princeton Review ranks Eugene Lang among "America's 371 Best Colleges" and the "Best Northeastern Colleges.".[15] Miriam Weinstein also cites the Eugene Lang division in her book, Making a Difference Colleges: Distinctive Colleges to Make a Better World.[16] Lang has also appeared on The Princeton Review's following national lists:[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. www.newschool.edu.
  2. Web site: Message from the Dean . The New School . 26 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Enrollment Data . The New School. September 19, 2022.
  4. The New School Brand Guidelines https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7FzX1QRfaKZnilr-MMP0WCAwGDGxl2Q/view?usp=sharing
  5. Web site: Where is Gnarls the Narwhal | Student Leadership. www.newschool.edu.
  6. Web site: Location. Princeton Review, The. 2007-05-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070222154621/http://www.newschool.edu/lang/subpage.aspx?id=148. 2007-02-22.
  7. Web site: Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts . 2024-08-03.
  8. Web site: About The New School: History -- Nine Decades of the New. 2007-05-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070517041545/http://www.newschool.edu/history.html. 2007-05-17.
  9. Web site: BA/BS requirements - Eugene Lang College. 2024-08-03. newschool.edu.
  10. Web site: Course Catalog: Writing the Essay II - Eugene Lang College. 2024-08-03. newschool.edu.
  11. Web site: Courses - Eugene Lang College. newschool.edu. 23 February 2017. 29 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150729155232/http://www.newschool.edu/lang/courses.aspx. dead.
  12. Web site: Bachelor's/Master's Program - The New School. 2024-08-03. newschool.edu.
  13. Web site: INPRINT. 2007-05-07. 2011-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708034431/http://eugenelang-inprint.blogspot.com/. dead.
  14. Web site: Inprint -- Student News. 2007-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20070518021338/http://www.newschool.edu/lang/subpage.aspx?id=230. 2007-05-18. dead.
  15. Book: The Best 371 Colleges. Robert. Franek. Princeton Review. (Firm). 1 January 2009. Princeton Review Incorporated. 9780375429385. 23 February 2017. Google Books.
  16. Web site: Making A Difference College & Graduate Guide. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020208041131/http://www.making-a-difference.com/pages/CollegeGuide.html . 2002-02-08 .
  17. Web site: Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts's Best 366 College Rankings. 2008-05-15.

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