The New School History Scrapbook

The New School History Scrapbook Name Course Instructor Date The University in Exile was chartered in New York in 1934 and later called the New School, where the institution welcomed university academics expelled from German, and especially those in the social scenes department. Alvin Johnson created the graduate school as Nazism grew in Europe and the Nazi regime expelled many intellectuals. The contribution of the exiles to the American University in the field art, social science scientific research supported the development of these disciplines. However, the Nazi Germany also expelled to the exile of people who were members of other political parties, and the exiles did not necessarily hold a grudge when they came to the US. The university is open to intellectuals, since there is focus on open debate, rigorous research and opens talks for people of divergent views. The Press clippings for the years 1933 – 1935, highlight the role of various stakeholders to facilitate the exiled German professors working at the New School.[John T. Moutoux, “Germans Stripped of Money and Position by Hitler Are Not Bitter Toward Dictator”, Knoxville Tenn. Sentinel, December 30, 1934.] Lecturers on the plight and place of Jews in Germany and rise of European dictators were increasingly common from the mid 1930s. For the Jewish community, such tasks were important to highlight the political situation in Europe and the plight of fellow Jews and exchange ideas on the best way to help the Jews who were escaping Nazi Germany. As such, professors and lecturers in universities such as Dr. Emil Lederer played important roles lecturing to the Jewish Community Center association and universities. Besides the associations, conferences, workshops, and seminars offered a platform for different academics talking about fascism, nationalism, the political exile of intellectuals, Nazi Germany policies, and dictatorship.[“TALK ON DICTATORS Dr. Emit Lederer at Center Sunday Night”. Kansans City Mo. Post. January 8, 1935.] The racial, political and religious persecution by the Nazi regime led to the exile of many university professors and many first went to other European countries.  Many of the professors and academics found refuge in the United States. The intellectuals in exile found the New School a more open institution, where they were no longer in fear of xenophobic and anti-Semitic sentiments, and the institution relied on public support and even anonymous donations by wealthy Jews. For the Jewish and liberal professors at the school, there were more was support to expand the Social research department and greater freedom in influencing the choice of the dean. The regular staff would still teach at the university, and the exiled professors would supplement the work of teaching staff. The goal of creating academic home for the exiled academic community and scholars’ facilitated productive scholarly work protected the academic freedom and supported exiled professors. In the academic politics and nationalism were some of the most discussed topics since the exiled professors were affected in one way or another. There were exemptions to attaining the US visas for the professors given that many could not obtain the visa in their home countries after being expelled. The school admitted college graduate and as most of the professors were from Germany informal discussion became the main source of discussion as was the norm in Germany, but unlike in Nazi Germany there was emphasis on advanced thought.[Philadelphia. Pa. Public Ledger “NATIONALISM TREND TO BE DEBATED HERE by noted speakers”, 1933 – 1935. New School publicity scrapbook collection, April 8, 1984.] [John Corbin, “University of Exiles”, New School publicity s...