The Staff on Race affinity group began in 2012, "in response to the observation that no one was talking about race at The New School...because those conversations are difficult." The group was comprised exclusively of university staff members and hosted group conversations and workshops, film screenings, and other events. As of 2024, Staff on Race is not formally meeting, although according to Mike Harrington, one of the founders of the group, in a January 24, 2024 email to New School Archives director, Wendy Scheir, several of the original Staff on Race members, including Harrington, are staff senators in the university's Staff Senate and working through that channel to advance the work of Staff on Race.

Breitenbach, Rita and Lauretha Slaughter. "Staff on Race Introduction." Program for the event, "Staff on Race Presents: Race at The New School with Tim Wise and Thelma Armstrong," The New School, New York, NY, October 7, 2019.

Mike Harrington is Sustainability Engagement Director for the Tishman Environment and Design Center (TEDC). Before joining the TEDC team, Mike worked at Elevate Energy, organizing around creating equity in the energy efficiency market. Mike obtained his Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management from The New School and has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in Psychology, with a specialization in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and was a 2019 Urban Design Forum Forefront Fellow and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Delta Institute, an environmental non-profit. He is currently a Ph.D. student at The New School studying urban design from an environmental justice perspective.

Tishman Environment and Design Center. "Our People.” Accessed February 7, 2024. https://www.tishmancenter.org/tedc-leadership-staff.