Audio interview with Sonia Salas, 2012 Dec 6
Scope and Contents
In this interview with librarian Carmen Hendershott, former New School employee and Parsons School of Design alumna Sonia Salas describes her youth in the Dominican Republic and outlines her career at The New School. She recalls past tensions between The New School for Social Research and other university divisions stemming from questions of financial equity, and how these tensions have dissipated during the administrations of Presidents Bob Kerrey and David Van Zandt due to increased inter-divisional cooperation and centralization.
Dates
- 2012 Dec 6
Extent
593 Megabytes (2 Broadcast Wave files; 00:54:04 duration; includes PDF transcript)
Participant Biography
Sonia Salas was born in Panama and grew up in the Dominican Republic. She earned an AAS degree from Altos de Chavón School of Design in 1991, and received a scholarship to attend Parsons School of Design from which she earned a BFA in illustration in 1993. That same year, Salas received a certificate in K-12 Art Education at the Bank Street College for Education. In 1991, Salas began working in the Graduate Faculty (now, The New School for Social Research) dean’s office as a work-study student, while still pursuing art-related work outside the school. In December 1993, she became the executive secretary in the Graduate Faculty dean’s office, a position she held until July of 1997; after that, she worked as assistant to the dean, office manager, assistant director of administration, and, finally, associate director of administration. Salas resigned from The New School in 2013.