The New School

New York City

Bernard Schwartz is vice chairman of the board of Trustees and has established and sponsors a number of programs, scholarships and events at The New School, a progressive university located in Greenwich Village.

New School University was originally founded in 1919 as the New School for Social Research by a group of distinguished independent-minded scholars including historian Charles Beard, economists Thorstein Veblen and James Harvey Robinson, and philosopher John Dewey.

Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis and Chair in Economics
and Policy

The Center is the economic policy research arm of the New School for Social Research Department of Economics. The activities of SCEPA are organized around three broad areas: Economic Growth and Development, Equity and Living Standards, and Employment. The center focuses on the U.S. economy, but always with an eye on global implications. The underlying purpose of SCEPA's research activities is to determine the conditions under which a more stable, equitable, and prosperous economy is possible, both in the United States and globally, and to develop domestic and international policies necessary to bring about these conditions. Teresa Ghilarducci is the Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor in Economic Policy Analysis and the director of the program.

The Schwartz Center Lecture Series

The Schwartz lecture is designed to contribute to and influence the debate over crucial policy issues facing the U.S. and world economies by bringing a distinguished speaker or panel to address the University.

Bernard and Irene Schwartz Merit Scholarships

Mr. Schwartz has established a matching grant merit scholarship fund at The New School’s Lang College. Each dollar raised for these scholarships, awarded to incoming freshman students who are in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need, are matched 1:1 by Mr. Schwartz.

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February 18, 2009
Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism;
Lecture and Panel Discussion, led by Robert Shiller, Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics, Yale University

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December 12, 2008
New York Times - The Guaranteed Retirement Account

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October 16, 2007
Blue Chip Panel on Public Investment

On October 16, the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis brought together top economists, policy analysts, political advocates, and business executives to discuss the urgent need for public investment in infrastructure. Featured Former Senator Bill Bradley, Bob Kerrey, Bernard Schwartz and others.

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SCEPA/New America Foundation Panels

March 9, 2007: Is the Sky Falling? Challenging the Conventional Economic Wisdom

May 11, 2007: A National Policy Forum On The Future Of The American And Global Economies