EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1919 as the New School for Social Research, name later changed to New School University. The undergraduate program is called Eugene Lang College.

Location:
New York City

Founding Date:
1919

Enrollment:
7000

Official Website:
http://www.newschool.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arnold H. Aronson	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue, 1979-83
Richard Avedon	Photographer	13-May-1923	1-Oct-2004	Photographer of the human predicament
Leonard Baskin	Sculptor	15-Aug-1922	3-Jun-2000	Sculptor and printmaker
Harry Belafonte	Singer/Songwriter	1-Mar-1927		Calypso singer
Ruth Benedict	Anthropologist	5-Jun-1887	17-Sep-1948	Anthropologist, Patterns of Culture
Medea Benjamin	Activist	10-Sep-1952		CODEPINK, Global Exchange cofounder
Thomas Berger	Novelist	20-Jul-1924		Little Big Man
Robert Brown	Actor	17-Nov-1926		Jason Bolt on Here Come the Brides
Robert Olen Butler	Author	20-Jan-1945		A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Semyon Bychkov	Conductor	30-Nov-1952		Conductor, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne
John Cage	Composer	5-Sep-1912	12-Aug-1992	Experimental composer
Patrick L. Clawson	Government	30-Mar-1951		Washington Institute For Near East Policy
Ben Cohen	Business	18-Mar-1951		Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Bradley Cooper	Actor	5-Jan-1975		Will Tippin on Alias
Adrian Cronauer	Radio Personality	8-Sep-1938		Subject of biopic Good Morning Vietnam
Paul Dano	Actor	19-Jun-1983		Little Miss Sunshine
Borzou Daragahi	Journalist	c. 1966		Los Angeles Times reporter
Ani DiFranco	Singer/Songwriter	23-Sep-1970		Bisexual folk/punk icon
Thomas P. DiNapoli	Politician	10-Feb-1954		Comptroller, State of New York
William Donohue	Activist	18-Jul-1947		Catholic League president
Lena Dunham	Actor	13-May-1986		Tiny Furniture
Fred J. Eckert	Politician	6-May-1941		US Congressman, ambassador
Peter Falk	Actor	16-Sep-1927	23-Jun-2011	Detective Columbo
JoAnn Falletta	Conductor	27-Feb-1954		Music Director, Buffalo Philharmonic
Tony Franciosa	Actor	25-Oct-1928	19-Jan-2006	A Face in the Crowd
Robert Heilbroner	Economist	24-Mar-1919	4-Jan-2005	The Worldly Philosophers
Melville J. Herskovits	Anthropologist	10-Sep-1895	25-Feb-1963	The Myth of the Negro Past
Jonah Hill	Actor	20-Dec-1983		Superbad
Anand Jon	Fashion Designer	28-Nov-1976		Designer to the stars
Bob Kaufman	Poet	18-Apr-1925	12-Jan-1986	Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness
Jamaica Kincaid	Novelist	25-May-1949		Annie John
Hilton Kramer	Critic	25-Mar-1928	27-Mar-2012	The New Criterion
Mark Lenard	Actor	15-Oct-1924	22-Nov-1996	Ambassador Sarek on Star Trek
Gerda Lerner	Historian	30-Apr-1920	2-Jan-2013	The Woman in American History
Beth Littleford	Comic	17-Jul-1968		Daily Show correspondent
Judith Malina	Actor	4-Jun-1926		Co-Founder, The Living Theatre
Matisyahu	Rapper	30-Jul-1979		Hasidic toaster
Kevin Mattson	Historian	25-Dec-1966		Intellectuals in Action
Lonette McKee	Actor	22-Jul-1954		Maggie Davis on Third Watch
Lewis Mumford	Historian	19-Oct-1895	26-Jan-1990	Technics and Civilization
Grace Paley	Author	11-Dec-1922	22-Aug-2007	The Little Disturbances of Man
Adam Pally	Actor	18-Mar-1982		Max Blum on Happy Endings
Lisa Petrucci	Artist	2-Dec-1963		Kute and karnal
John Popper	Musician	29-Mar-1967		Harmonica player, Blues Traveler
Mario Puzo	Novelist	15-Oct-1920	2-Jul-1999	The Godfather
John Rechy	Author	10-Mar-1934		City of Night
Caroline Rhea	Actor	13-Apr-1964		Hilda Spellman on Sabrina
Andrew Robinson	Actor	14-Feb-1942		Garak on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Isabella Rossellini	Actor	18-Jun-1952		Blue Velvet, Big Night
Gene Saks	Theater Director	8-Nov-1921		The Odd Couple
Peter Sebastian	Diplomat	19-Jun-1926	22-Mar-2011	US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1984-87
Lorie A. Slutsky	Business	c. 1954		President, New York Community Trust
Kevin Smith	Film Director	2-Aug-1970		Mallrats
Elaine Stritch	Actor	2-Feb-1925		Two's Company
Veronica Webb	Model	23-Feb-1965		Model, Revlon spokeswoman
Paul Wendkos	Film Director	20-Sep-1922	12-Nov-2009	Gidget
Will Wright	Computer Programmer	20-Jan-1960		Created SimCity, The Sims
Warren Zimmermann	Diplomat	16-Nov-1934	2-Feb-2004	US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1989-92

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hannah Arendt	Philosopher	14-Oct-1906	4-Dec-1975	Origins of Totalitarianism
Harry Elmer Barnes	Historian	15-Jun-1889	25-Aug-1968	American conspiracy theorist
Gregory Bateson	Anthropologist	9-May-1904	4-Jul-1980	Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Karl Brandt	Economist	9-Jan-1899	8-Jul-1975	Council of Economic Advisers, 1958-61
Helen Caldicott	Activist	7-Aug-1938		Anti-nuclear crusader
R. V. Cassill	Novelist	17-May-1919	25-Mar-2002	Dr. Cobb's Game
Henry Cowell	Composer	11-Mar-1897	10-Dec-1965	New Musical Resources
Stuart Davis	Painter	7-Dec-1892	24-Jun-1964	American cubist painter
Mallory Factor	Activist	c. 1950		Merchant banker
David Gates	Novelist	8-Jan-1947		Jernigan
Robert Heilbroner	Economist	24-Mar-1919	4-Jan-2005	The Worldly Philosophers
Eric Hobsbawm	Historian	9-Jun-1917	1-Oct-2012	The Age of Revolution
Karen Horney	Psychologist	16-Sep-1885	4-Dec-1952	Disputed Freud's concept of "penis envy"
David Ignatow	Poet	7-Feb-1914	17-Nov-1997	Rescue the Dead
Hans Jonas	Philosopher	10-May-1903	5-Feb-1993	Gnostic philosopher
Milton R. Konvitz	Educator	12-Mar-1908	5-Sep-2003	Cornell Professor, Labor and Industrial Relations
William Kunstler	Attorney	7-Jul-1919	4-Sep-1995	Civil rights attorney
Corliss Lamont	Activist	28-Mar-1902	26-Apr-1995	Millionaire socialist
Abba Lerner	Economist	28-Oct-1903	27-Oct-1982	The Economics of Control
Claude Lévi-Strauss	Anthropologist	28-Nov-1908	1-Nov-2009	French anthropologist
Leonard Maltin	Critic	18-Dec-1950		Film critic
Rollo May	Psychologist	21-Apr-1909	22-Oct-1994	Love and Will
Eugene McCarthy	Politician	29-Mar-1916	10-Dec-2005	US Senator from Minnesota, 1959-71
Wesley Clair Mitchell	Economist	5-Aug-1874	29-Oct-1948	Business Cycles
Franco Modigliani	Economist	18-Jun-1918	25-Sep-2003	Life-cycle theory
Leo Pfeffer	Scholar	25-Dec-1910	4-Jun-1993	Religious liberty scholar, attorney
Charles Seeger	Musicologist	14-Dec-1886	7-Feb-1979	American musicologist
Leo Strauss	Philosopher	20-Sep-1899	18-Oct-1973	Patron saint of Neoconservatism
Alvin Toffler	Author	4-Oct-1928		Future Shock
Ernest van den Haag	Scholar	15-Sep-1914	21-Mar-2002	Punishing Criminals
Thorstein Veblen	Economist	30-Jul-1857	3-Aug-1929	The Theory of the Leisure Class
Diane Wakoski	Poet	3-Aug-1937		Coins & Coffins

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles A. Beard	Historian	27-Nov-1874	1-Sep-1948	The Rise of American Civilization
Beth L. Bronner	Business	c. 1950		Mistral Equity Partners
Adrian Cronauer	Radio Personality	8-Sep-1938		Subject of biopic Good Morning Vietnam
Robert Curvin	Activist	23-Feb-1934		Former Black Power activist
Robert E. Denham	Attorney	27-Aug-1945		Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson
Adrian W. DeWind	Attorney	1-Dec-1913	7-Aug-2009	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Walter A. Eberstadt	Business	?		Lazard Freres
Ralph Ellison	Novelist	1-Mar-1914	16-Apr-1994	Invisible Man
Jonathan F. Fanton	Administrator	1943		President, MacArthur Foundation, 1999-2009
Paul A. Gould	Business	c. 1945		Allen & Company
S. William Green	Politician	16-Oct-1929	14-Oct-2002	Congressman from New York, 1978-93
Norman Hsu	Philanthropist	Oct-1951		Notorious Democratic donor
Bob Kerrey	Politician	27-Aug-1943		Governor and Senator from Nebraska
Lewis Lapham	Editor	8-Jan-1935		Editor Emeritus, Harper's
Robert Morrison MacIver	Sociologist	17-Apr-1882	15-Jun-1970	The Web of Government
Julianne Malveaux	Columnist	c. 1953		Pundit
Jim Neal	Politician	6-Nov-1956		Sought Elizabeth Dole's Senate seat in 2008
James Harvey Robinson	Historian	29-Jun-1863	16-Feb-1936	The Mind in the Making
Bernard L. Schwartz	Business	12-Dec-1926		CEO of Loral Corporation, 1972-2006
Lorie A. Slutsky	Business	c. 1954		President, New York Community Trust
Fritz Stern	Historian	2-Feb-1926		German historian

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