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    Best Of 2014

    This year was on fleek!

    TheNewSchool
    by TheNewSchool

    Community Brand Publisher

    January 23: University Center Opens

    Via newschool.edu

    Our new University Center opened its doors to the community and Sarah Jessica Parker gave her blessing—a monumental way to start the new year.

    January 28: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart

    Via youtube.com

    Two of the most acclaimed actors of film and stage, Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen, stopped by for a Q&A with The New School for Drama students.

    February 10: Victoria Beckham

    Via newschool.edu

    This was everything. *praying hands emoji*

    February 27 - March 6: Parsons Paris at Paris Fashion Week

    Via blogs.newschool.edu

    Over the course of eight days, Parsons Paris offered students access to 38 exclusive shows—with backstage passes—at the Fall/Winter 2014 collections.

    May 12: Diane Von Furstenberg

    Via youtube.com

    During this year's Parsons Festival, DVF spoke with Professor Hazel Clark about her iconic wrap dress, which turned 40 this year.

    "The wrap dress... What made it so special? I think because it was both proper and sexy. Once somebody told me 'that's the dress the boyfriend likes and his mother doesn't mind'."

    May 15: "The World's Most Powerful Room"

    Luca Zanier / Anzenberger / Via abcnews.go.com

    ABC News showcased the Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street as a room "where VIPs shape history."

    May 22: Commencement

    Via newschool.edu

    During Commencement at Madison Square Garden, Zadie Smith gave an unforgettable speech titled "Many Hands." She urged graduates to collectively approach the global challenges that will define their generation:

    "The climate. The economy. The sick relationship between the individual prestige of the First World and the anonymity of the Third. These are things only many hands can fix, working together."

    July 11: Trapeze School

    August 5: Matt Bomer visits The New School

    Via newschool.edu

    "I'm such a drama nerd," actor Matt Bomer told an audience of students at The New School for Drama.

    September 16 - 24: Climate Action Week

    Via newschool.edu

    The New School hosted an epic series of events leading up to the largest climate march in history. Naomi Klein, author of the #1 bestsellers The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, launched her first new book in seven years This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate on our stage. She kicks climate change ass.

    September 21: The People's Climate March

    September 26: Journalism + Design Launch

    October 6: bell hooks and Gloria Steinem

    Via newschool.edu

    During her third residency at Eugene Lang College, bell hooks spoke with trailblazers including Gloria Steinem, Laverne Cox, Dr. Cornel West, and many more.

    October 7: bell hooks and Laverne Cox

    Via youtube.com

    No caption can do these two any justice. ICYMI, the video is a must-see.

    October 8: Parsons at The White House

    Via blogs.newschool.edu

    It isn’t every day that you get to transform The White House into your very own classroom and art space. But that’s exactly what students from The New School’s Parsons School of Design got to do when First Lady Michelle Obama invited them to participate in the first ever White House Fashion Education Workshop.

    For the First Lady's event, Parsons students repurposed 600 discarded books to create a celebratory and sustainable installation in the White House East Room — including a stage backdrop made from 4,000 folded pages.

    "I want to thank all of the students and faculty from Parsons who contributed to the installation today. We are proud of you, our president is proud of you."

    — Michelle Obama

    BRB, lemme grab a tissue, because Michelle has us feelin' some type of way.

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