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Find an Invaluable Design Internship

Whether you’re searching for a first design job in an expanding or a retracting market, the same principles apply. Three NYSID students, Min Ae Choi (MFA1, graduating 2023), Antonio Harris (MFA1, graduating 2023), and Melida Valera (MFA1, graduating 2024) offer insights about their recent internships at great firms and how they landed them.

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The Struggle is Worth It

Shruti Kashikar (MFA1 student), Ryan Biggs (BFA, ’21), and Dalia Cunow (BID student) are parents of young children who set out to reinvent themselves through a NYSID education. They say simultaneously parenting and studying at NYSID is challenging, and worth it. Here are their insights, along with those of Penni Morganstein, PsyD, NYSID’s director of counseling services.

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A Design Educators Impact

One of the most magical things about Barbara Lowenthal is that she finds every mind, every classroom, energizing after decades of teaching and administrating at NYSID. Says NYSID President David Sprouls, “Barbara’s thinking and teaching have become part of the DNA of this College.” Here’s what this beloved educator has to say about her 27-year tenure at NYSID.

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Stars Come Out at Virtual Nantucket by Design

When Nantucket by Design went virtual last summer during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ellen Fisher, vice president for academic affairs and dean, saw an opportunity to give students an unforgettable learning experience in the form of a contest. She challenged twelve teams of students to design a room in “The Oldest House,” using photos and floor plans, and under the guidance of renowned interior designers connected to the NYSID community.

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