Student Support and Crisis Management (SSCM) works with New School students who are struggling with nonacademic challenges, distressing experiences, and crisis situations by
- Providing support and advocacy to students navigating challenges that may affect university life
- Connecting students to supportive resources on and off campus
- Taking student reports of incidents of sexual violence, domestic/intimate partner violence, sexual harassment, and stalking
- Responding to and managing critical incidents involving students
- Managing the health leave process to ensure that students receive personalized support and information that allows them to successfully return to the university
- Training faculty and staff to recognize and respond to students in distress
Student Support and Crisis Management Staff
Naim Rasul, Director
72 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5900 x3710
Andrea MacFarlane, Assistant Director
72 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5900 x3965
Mariah French, Coordinator
72 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5900 x3701
For general inquiries or more information, email
studentsupport@newschool.edu or call 212.229.5900 x3701. Our office hours are Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; Fridays, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., at 72 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor.