All degree-seeking students, faculty, and staff may have a New School ID card with their preferred name if they wish. A preferred name is a name you use to identify yourself other than your legal name. This initiative is designed to ensure that our transgender and gender non-conforming students, faculty, and staff have an ID card that accurately reflects who they are and how they identify.
New and Continuing Students
You can enter a preferred name at any time. You will see a preferred name link in MyNewSchool when you click on the Services tab. This link opens up to a Banner self-service page where you'll see a field in which you can enter your preferred first name. You can edit this field at any time. This page also provides the opportunity to select a personal pronoun if you wish. If there is anything you would like to see added to that list of options, let us know.
Picking up Your New ID Card
The Campus Card Services office is working remotely at this time due to COVID-19. After you have requested your name change, please email newcard@newschool.edu for information on how to obtain your newcard.
Your preferred first name will be displayed on the following places: your Net ID, Self-Service, MyNewSchool, Canvas, Starfish, HireNew, course rosters, and your newcard.
The university is legally obligated to use a student's legal name in the following areas:
- Financial aid
- Transcripts
- Health insurance plans
- Diplomas
- Hiring forms such as I-9 and federal and state tax forms
- Enrollment and/or degree verification
- Student bills
Faculty, Staff, and Student Workers
Faculty and staff can enter a preferred name at any time in Workday (click on the Personal Information link; then click on the Preferred Name link). The Campus Card Services office is working remotely at this time due to COVID-19. After you have requested your name change, please email newcard@newschool.edu for information on how to obtain your newcard.
Please note: University ID cards with a preferred name cannot be used as legal identification.