The list of New School people includes notable students, alumni, faculty, administrators and trustees of the New School, a private university in New York City. In 2008, approximately 53,000 living New School alumni resided in more than 112 countries.
Alumni
World leaders
Hage Geingob, 3rd president of The Republic of Namibia Shimon Peres, president of Israel, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Eleanor Roosevelt, political activist; First Lady; United Nations Human Rights Prize recipient
Academics
Stanley Aronowitz, B.A., 1968, sociologist Nelson Barbosa, Ph.D., economist, ex Brazil's Minister of Finance Ruth Benedict, psychological anthropologist, author of Patterns of Culture Peter L. Berger, sociologist; co-author of The Social Construction of Reality Heather Boushey, Ph.D., economist Jean L. Cohen, Ph.D., political theorist Barbara A. Cornblatt, Ph.D., M.B.A., psychologist Uri Davis, M.A. anthropology, 1973 Eugene Goossen, art critic and historianDobryznski, Judith H. "Eugene Goossen, 76, Art Critic", The New York Times, July 17, 1997. Accessed July 25, 2010. Richard Grathoff, Ph.D. 1969, sociologist Eduard Heimann (1889–1967), economist and social scientist Mady Hornig, psychiatrist Stephen Kinsella Ph.D., economist Abraham Maslow, psychologist, a founder of Humanistic Psychology Kevin Mattson, historian and political analyst George E. McCarthy, M.A., Ph.D., sociologist Sidney Mintz, anthropologist Franco Modigliani, Soc. Sci. D., economist; 1985 Nobel Prize in Economics winner Sara Mokuria, teacher and activist Richard Noll, clinical psychologist and writer Ira Progoff, Ph.D. psychology, psychotherapist Louis-Philippe Rochon, Ph.D., economist Franklin Delano Roosevelt, III, Ph.D., economist Steven Seidman, sociologist Michael Wenger, M.A., Zen priest, dean of Buddhist Studies, San Francisco Zen Center Ruth Westheimer, M.A. sociology, 1959, the first famous sex therapist, born Karola Siegel; known as "Dr. Ruth", German-American, also talk show host, author, professor, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper Nelson Ikon Wu, M.A. art historian, author of Song Never to End
Athletes
Nate Fish (born 1980), baseball player and coach Nicole Ross (born 1989), Olympic foil fencer
Businesspeople Douglas Cliggott, chief investment strategist, JPMorgan Chase Stewart Krentzman, president & CEO of Oki Americas, Inc. Dolly Lenz, New York real estate agent V Pappas, former chief operating officer of TikTok Bradford Shellhammer, entrepreneur and designer, founding editor of Queerty Brian Willison
Writers
June Arnold, writer and publisher James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain Anatole Broyard, writer, literary critic Mike Doughty Lorraine Hansberry, playwright, A Raisin in the Sun, youngest Drama Desk Award winner in history Andrew Hubner, novelist Travis Jeppesen Jack Kerouac, On the Road, forerunner of the Beat Generation Jamaica Kincaid Amy Kurzweil, cartoonist and graphic novelist Sam Lansky, author of The Gilded Razor and Broken People Paul Levinson, author of The Silk Code, Locus Award winner, Best First Novel, 2000; and The Plot to Save Socrates Leandra Medine, author of the blog Man Repeller Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather, two-time Academy Award winner, including Best Screenplay Brother Sean Sammon, superior general of the Marist Brothers William Styron, Sophie's Choice, The Confessions of Nat Turner Tennessee Williams, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of It All
Designers
Hector Luis Bustamante, actor and graphic designer Philippe Cramer, furniture designer Burton Miller, costume and fashion designer Herbert Muschamp, architectural critic Paul Rand (born Peretz Rosenbaum), art director and graphic designer Will Wright, creator of The Sims
Fashion designers
Gilbert Adrian, costumer designer Bill Blass, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities member; co-founder of Council of Fashion Designers of America Donald Brooks Angela Gisela Brown, former New York fashion designer, now known as Princess Angela of Liechtenstein Doo-Ri Chung, Swarovski's Perry Ellis Award winner Tom Ford, filmmaker and founder of the Tom Ford brand Prabal Gurung Lazaro Hernandez Marc Jacobs, fashion designer Elois Jenssen, costume designer for I Love Lucy Kevin Johnn, appeared on Project Runway Donna Karan, creator of the DKNY label Reed Krakoff, creative director of Tiffany & Co. Derek Lam Jillian Lewis, appeared on Project Runway Jenna Lyons Claire McCardell Raul Melgoza, fashion designer, former CE at LUCA LUCA Isaac Mizrahi, four-time CDFA award winner Sarah Phillips Zac Posen, fashion designer Patrick Robinson Narciso Rodriguez Lela Rose Behnaz Sarafpour Ebony Short, sewing manager for Baltimore Ravens Willi Smith, fashion designer Peter Som Anna Sui Kay Unger Carmen Marc Valvo Alexander Wang, fashion designer for Michelle Obama and Ivana Trump Jason Wu, artist and fashion designer
Models
Gigi Hadid
Fine artists
Kevin Appel, painter Rosemary Cove, sculptor Julio Rosado del Valle, painter Stephen Edlich, artist, known for his collages, sculptures, and prints Dorathy Farr, painter Dan Flavin, lighting artist Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal), painter, mixed media artist, sculptor, advertising designer, illustrator Adolph Gottlieb, painter Julie Harvey, painter Edward Hopper, painter D Hwang, sculptor and painter Jasper Johns, forerunner of pop art and minimalism Shirley Kaneda, painter, Guggenheim Fellow, National Endowment for the Arts Fellow Sol Kjøk, visual artist Shigeko Kubota, vice chairman of Fluxus George Maciunas, founding member of Fluxus Yucef Merhi, visual artist and new media art pioneer Rob Pruitt, sculptor Norman Rockwell, painter; Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Gavin Spielman, painter and musician Roman Turovsky, painter and musician Julie Umerle, painter Storme Webber, interdisciplinary artist Ai Weiwei, filmmaker, installation artist and architectural designer Janise Yntema, painter
Illustrators and animators Peter DeSeve, illustrator and character designer Julia Gran, graphic designer and illustrator, children's book writer and illustrator Bessie Pease Gutmann, magazine and children's book illustrator in the early 1900s Hidekaz Himaruya, manga artist (Hetalia: Axis Powers, Chibi-san Date) Joel Resnicoff, commercial artist and fashion illustrator Brian Wood, graphic novelist, illustrator, designer Dan Yaccarino, children's book writer and illustrator
Musicians
Burt Bacharach, composer Harry Belafonte, singer Michel Camilo, Dominican pianist and composer Kelly Chen, Hong Kong singer and actress Myung-whun Chung, Korean conductor Bethany Cosentino, singer Danielle de Niese, Australian-American opera singer (lyric soprano) Ani DiFranco, American-Canadian singer-songwriter Mike Doughty, B.A. from Lang in poetry Bill Evans, pianist and composer Robert Glasper, jazz pianist and Grammy-winning R&B artist Larry Goldings, jazz pianist and organist Richard Goode, pianist Larry Harlow, M.A. in Philosophy, salsa pioneer Kakie, Filipino singer-songwriter Yonghoon Lee, opera singer (tenor) Matisyahu (born Matthew Miller), 2002, reggae artist, rapper, and beatboxer Brad Mehldau, jazz pianist and composer Murray Perahia, pianist John Popper, singer/harmonica player for Blues Traveler Jake Shears, vocalist Alex Skolnick, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Testament and the Alex Skolnick Trio Sufjan Stevens, MFA, creative writing, 2000 Marcus Strickland, jazz saxophonist Roman Turovsky-Savchuk, composer, lutenist and painter Wallice, indie pop musician Sean Yseult, bassist for White Zombie Michael Zager, music producer Daniel Zamir, Israeli saxophonist and singer
Photographers
David Attie, photographer Jill Enfield, photographer Ed Feingersh, photojournalist Ryan McGinley, photographer Steven Meisel, fashion photographer Stewart Shining, fashion photographer Marion Post Wolcott, photographer
Actors, directors, and producers
Beatrice Arthur, theater and television actress, Tony Award winner, star of Maude and The Golden Girls Sean Baker, director of The Florida Project Harry Belafonte Richard ("Dick") Bernstein Derrick Borte Marlon Brando Vinnette Justine Carroll, playwright, actress, and theatre director T.V. Carpio, actress and singer Bradley Cooper, Academy Award-nominated actor Adrian Cronauer Tony Curtis Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine Jean de Meuron Matt Deitsch, film director and freelance photographer Deepti Divakar, Indian model, actress, writer, Femina Miss India World 1981 Elisa Donovan, Clueless and Sabrina the Teenage Witch Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network Tanaz Eshaghian (born 1974), Iranian-born American documentary filmmaker – Be Like Others, Love Crimes of Kabul Peter Falk, B.A. political science, Columbo Stacy Farber, actress, former Degrassi: The Next Generation cast member Ben Gazzara Jillian Hervey Jonah Hill, Superbad, Academy Award Nominee Wolf of Wall Street, Moneyball Harry Hurwitz, film director and artist Adam Jasinski, winner of Big Brother 9 Sun Lee, Miss Korea 2007 Karen Maine, director and screenwriter, Yes, God, Yes, Starstruck Walter Matthau Charis Michelsen, actress Adam Pally, actor Lauren Patten, actress Joel Schumacher, film director and producer Kevin Smith, Clerks (did not graduate) Rod Steiger, On the Waterfront Elaine Stritch Garrison True, actor Shih-Ching Tsou Rob Weiss, kicked out of film program Shelley Winters Rob Zombie (born Robert Cummings), musician, writer and director
Politicians Medea Benjamin, political activist Johanna Contreras, acting executive of Ulster County, New York William Donohue, sociology, Catholic League president Millicent Fenwick, editor, politician, diplomat Abraham Foxman, director of Anti-Defamation League Alice-Mary Higgins, independent senator and member of the Irish Senate Janine Jackson, MA sociology, program director of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Ellen Johnson, MA political science, president of American Atheists Kevin Parker, New York state senator Yossi Sarid, M.A. political science, Israeli statesman and left-wing politician Tinga Seisay, diplomat, pro-democracy activist Vanessa Wruble, co-founder of The Women's March on Washington
Faculty
Past
Janet Abu-Lughod Woody Allen Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German-born American political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor W. H. Auden, British-American poet Jason Bateman (born 1969), actor and director Seth Benardete Eugene Biel-Bienne (1902–1969), Austrian-born American painter Franz Boas (1858–1942), German-American anthropologist and ethnomusicologist André Breton Nathan Brody Laurie Halsey Brown William F. Buckley, Jr.New School for Old Students Time (24 February 1967) Judith Butler John Cage Edmund Snow Carpenter Harry Cleaver Hasye Cooperman (1907–1992), American Yiddish poet and literary critic Stanley Coren Henry Cowell Shai Davidai Agnes de Lima, journalist, writer, reformerAgnes de Lima. In James Guthrie, Editor in Chief, Encyclopedia of Education (pp. 553–554). New York: Thomson Gale (2003). Jacques Derrida John Dewey Stanley Diamond W. E. B. Du Bois John Eatwell Fritz Eichenberg (1901–1990), German-American illustrator and arts educator Millicent Fenwick Sándor Ferenczi Joel Fink, associate dean of Roosevelt University Marvin Frankel Betty FriedanAlan Wolfe, The Mystique of Betty Friedan Atlantic Monthly (September 1999) Erich Fromm (1900–1980), German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist Robert Frost, poet Donna Gaines Alexander Goldenweiser David Gordon Hermann Grab Martha Graham Joseph Greenberg Aron Gurwitsch Jürgen Habermas (born 1929), German philosopher and social theorist Michael Harner Marcia Haufrecht, actress, playwright and director, noted acting teacher and coach