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Institute for Retired Professionals

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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