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Fogelman Social Sciences And Humanities Library
The Raymond Fogelman Social Sciences and Humanities Library was the flagship library of The New School university. It was located at 55 West 13th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village. Founding and Closing The library was located at 55 West 13th Street, better known as Arnhold Hall. The library moved to that location when 65 Fifth Avenue was demolished. Until that time Arnhold Hall had been the main academic building for The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. The move caused controversy among student activists, who demanded additional study space. On November 26, 2014 the Fogelman Library at Arnhold Hall was closed and the collection moved to the List Center Library at 6 East 16th Street. The List Center Library consolidated the collection into a single floor. Collections such as music scores, scripts for plays, and books about music, theater, and dance moved to Arnhold Hall on the 2nd & 9th floors, but were renamed the Performing Arts Library. Collection Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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55 may refer to: *55 (number) *55 BC *AD 55 *1955 *2055 Science *Caesium, by the element's atomic number Astronomy *Messier object M55, a magnitude 7.0 globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius *The New General Catalogue object NGC 55, a magnitude 7.9 barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor Transportation *The highest speed limit allowed in the United States between 1974 and 1986 per the National Maximum Speed Law *Highway 55, several roads *Route 55 (other), bus and tram routes Film *''55 Days at Peking'' a film starring Charlton Heston and David Niven Other uses *Gazeta 55, an Albanian newspaper *Agitation and Propaganda against the State, also known as Constitution law 55, a law during Communist Albania. * +55, the code for international direct dial phone calls to Brazil *5:5, law enforcement code for handcuffs * ''55'' (album), by the Knocks *"55 (Hamsa oua Hamsine)", an instrumental by the Master Musicians of Joujouka from ''Brian Jones Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New School
The New School is a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with an original mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for progressive thinkers. Since then, the school has grown to house five divisions within the university. These include the Parsons School of Design, the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the College of Performing Arts (which itself consists of the Mannes School of Music, the School of Drama, and the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music), The New School for Social Research, and the Schools of Public Engagement. In addition, the university maintains the Parsons Paris campus and has also launched or housed a range of institutions, such as the international research institute World Policy Institute, the Philip Glass Institute, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, the India China Institute, the Observatory on Latin America, and the Center for New York Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village also contains several subsections, including the West Village west of Seventh Avenue and the Meatpacking District in the northwest corner of Greenwich Village. Its name comes from , Dutch for "Green District". In the 20th century, Greenwich Village was known as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, the cradle of the modern LGBT movement, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements. Greenwich Village contains Washington Square Park, as well as two of New York City's private colleges, New York University (NYU) and The New School. Greenwich Village is part of Manhattan Community District 2, and is patrolled by the 6th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Greenwich Village has underg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New School For Jazz And Contemporary Music
School of Jazz and Contemporary Music is the second conservatory of The New School. It is located on West 13th Street in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood. It was known as The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music before it was rebranded as School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and becoming part of College of Performing Arts at The New School in 2015. History The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music was founded by David Levy, a former dean of Parsons School of Design, saxophonist Arnie Lawrence, and Paul Weinstein, the first chairperson of the program in 1986, as the Jazz & Contemporary Music Program. The school holds the philosophy that artists should be mentors, thus many teachers are working professionals. Academics The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees in jazz and contemporary music with concentrations in vocal and instrumental performance. The core curriculum includes courses in performance, analysis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
