Hundreds rallied outside the New School during a board meeting to protest faculty and program cuts that many say will be devastating to the institution’s progressive social research mission. At 4pm yesterday, December 10, hundreds of students, staff, and supporters gathered outside 66 West 12th Street, which houses the offices of President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler. “Short on money, high on power, we don’t trust Joel Towers,” New School students and faculty chanted. The university, which includes the Parsons School of Design and the College of Performing Arts, is facing a $48 million budget deficit that administrators attribute to rising costs, federal funding cuts, and declining enrollment. This fall saw just 8,900 enrolled students, a record low for the last decade. But critics say the shortfall is the result of the New School’s financial mismanagement and blame the administration for making faculty shoulder the burden. To read the full story by valentina.diliscia a...