BAFA students benefit from a team of Advisors integrated into the Student Success and Academic Advising team at Lang, CoPA, and Parsons. All BAFA students are assigned one primary Academic Advisor from the BAFA team listed below. They may receive additional support from other members of the BAFA team as well as advisors housed in Lang, CoPA, or Parsons as needed.
BAFA Advising holds office space on the 10th floor of the Parsons building at 2 West 13th Street. The BAFA Advising Office is rm 1007, and is open throughout the week for students to gather, work, and connect with each other and their advisors. Students may use the space whenever it is open. Drop in for regular office hours, events, and more!
Manager of Advising, BA/BFA
BA/BFA Academic Advisor
Office: 2 West 13th St Rm 1007A
Brian oversees advising for all BAFA students, and serves as primary Academic Advisor for the following BA/BFA programs:
All Lang/Jazz & Contemporary Music students
Lang/Parsons students in the following majors:
Architectural Design
Design History and Practice
Fashion Design
Integrated Design
Interior Design
Product Design
Undeclared (until major declaration)
BA/BFA Academic Advisor
Office: 2 West 13th St Rm 1007B
Amanda serves as primary Academic Advisor for the following BA/BFA programs:
Lang/Parsons students in the following majors:
Communication Design
Design and Technology
Fine Arts
Illustration
Photography
Remember to always use your New School email account (for your privacy!) If you’re asking specific questions, include your New School ID number (“N number”) and all course numbers and specific questions.
Tip: Set up an e-mail signature! Name, pronouns, N#, major(s)
Additionally, certain documents will only be accessible when logged in to your TNS Google Account
Please do not send your advisor any emails that contain private medical or financial documents.
Please allow time for your advisor to respond to emails. A good rule of thumb is we will respond within 2-3 business days (that means not including weekends). Our office hours are generally Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm. We do our best to respond to email as quickly as possible, but please know we receive a lot of emails and also manage office hours and other meetings throughout the day.
We will answer all emails in the order we receive them! However, we are not infallible. Feel free to follow up if it’s been 3+ business days. You do not need to send a follow-up unless 3 business days have passed.
If your advisor reaches out to you, please utilize the same rule and reply within 2-3 business days.
We know… TNS sends a lot of emails – when you see the email is from BA/BFA Advising or your advisor directly, thank you in advance for opening the email and reading it. We will assume you have read our emails as well as this page in its entirety when communicating with you.