Collection is comprised of materials relating to The New School for Social Research (now The New School) commencement ceremonies. Includes commencement programs, invitations, lists of degree recipients (including thesis topics), speech transcripts, and correspondence. Also includes materials relating to Parsons School of Design commencement ceremonies from the years 1980 and 1983.

The New School Office of the President laserfiche files were created by the Process Improvement Office at The New School in 2014-2015. The collection consists primarily of electronic files dating from the New School presidencies of Jonathan F. Fanton and Bob Kerrey, including remarks by New School officers and others. A large portion of the files comprise photographs from events hosted by the New School President and Board of Trustees.

In 2014, the New School celebrated the 80th anniversary of the University in Exile, which was the institution first established by Alvin Johnson to provide refuge for Jewish and anti-Nazi scholars fleeing Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. This born-digital collection contains files related to the planning and programming of the commemorative event on January 30, 2014, including tribute videos featuring notable New School trustees who fled Europe during World War II.