""There's an air of anxiety. Everybody's waiting for the other shoe to drop," Carrie Hawks, an assistant professor of illustration at the New School, stated regarding the layoffs."
""There's this messaging that many programs in Parsons are 'safe,' but we all feel this atmosphere of uncertainty, and lack of safety and instability," said assistant professor of fine arts and BFA program director Catherine Telford Keough."
The New School is set to reduce its full-time faculty and staff by 15% amid a projected $48 million deficit linked to declining enrollment. This decision follows previous buyouts offered to 40% of full-time faculty and staff, which only slightly alleviated workforce reductions. The university has experienced a 20% drop in student enrollment since 2021, prompting these layoffs. Faculty members express anxiety and uncertainty about job security and program stability as the situation unfolds.
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