The New School is a progressive private research university in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, with a celebrated tradition of academic innovation and creative inquiry. Home to Parsons School of Design — one of the top design schools in the world — as well as the College of Performing Arts, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, and the Schools of Public Engagement, The New School attracts students from around the world who seek an interdisciplinary education at the intersection of art, design, social science, and the humanities.