The centenary of The New School offers a chance to look at a university that began as an educational experiment and critique of higher education. Nothing has changed more than the school’s shift away from its original mission as a school devoted to adult education. In this episode, we listen to people who took classes at the New School in the 1950s and ‘60s and interview the person directing initiatives in life-long learning now. The absence of older folks in our once intergenerational classrooms raises questions about inclusion and diversity. What does age add to learning?
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