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Institute for Retired Professionals

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Independent study oral history project on New School history

 Collection
Identifier: NS-07-01-02
Summary

This oral history project consists of six audio interviews conducted by New School for Public Engagement student Gerard O. Hemmerle as an independent study under the supervision of Professor Julia L. Foulkes during the Spring 2013 semester. Interviewees consist of long-serving university faculty and staff, primarily associated with what was known as the New School for Public Engagement. Recordings are all in English.

Dates: 2013

Institute for Retired Professionals collection

 Collection
Identifier: NS-02-21-01
Summary

The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) was founded in 1962 by a group of New York City schoolteachers who sought to continue their intellectual development after retirement. The creation of courses and their delivery is entirely member run and depends upon members’ interests. New courses are offered each term. The collection consists mainly of printed matter, such as fliers, publications and course catalogs.

Dates: 1967 - 2012

Institute for Retired Professionals event recordings

 Collection
Identifier: NS-07-02-14
Abstract

Audio and video recordings of events held by the Institute for Retired Professionals at The New School, 1962-2011.

Dates: 1962 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2011

New School Adult Division Office of the Dean records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-02-01-01
Abstract

These records were created by the dean's office of the adult education division of The New School (as of 2022, Schools of Public Engagement), and predominantly reflect the activities of two deans, William Birenbaum and Allen Austill, 1961-1979. A subset of records document the formation of New School College in the 1960s, the Institute for Retired Professionals, and the Physicians Assistant program. A number of files are restricted due to confidentiality.

Dates: 1928-circa 1991; Majority of material found within 1959-1979

New School press release collection

 Collection
Identifier: NS-03-01-07
Summary

This collection contains press releases issued by The New School (formerly, the New School for Social Research) over a three-decade span. The press releases provide a detailed accounting of courses, events, faculty appointments, and the addition of new programs and divisions at the university, including announcements related to Parsons School of Design following its affiliation with The New School in 1970.

Dates: 1933 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1977

The New School Schools of Public Engagement Office of the Executive Dean records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-02-01-04
Summary The Schools of Public Engagement was formed in 2011 with the reorganization of the New School for General Studies. As of 2016, the division consisted of: the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students (BPATS); the School of Languages; the School of Media Studies; the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy; and the Creative Writing Program. The collection also holds the 1991-2008 records of the World Policy Institute. Dating largely from...
Dates: 1930-2018