Guru's Verification engine ensures consistency, confidence, and trust in the knowledge your organization shares. Learn more.

Employee Handbook

The below Employee Handbook, formerly known as the Institutional Policies and Procedures Manual (IPPM), is a compilation of important policies and practices that apply to employees of The New School. The file is updated quarterly, but may be refreshed more often if there are significant changes. Please contact Abbey Florence to request an updated file.

Click to download the latest Employee Handbook: Employee Handbook - 20241003.pdf

The contents of the handbook may be found within Guru, the university's knowledge base. If you are looking for something specific, we recommend you search Guru directly for the information as it will be the most up to date. You may also pull a full listing of the handbook's contents by searching for the tag "Employee Handbook" using the instructions below.

  1. Type "#" into the Search bar and hit Enter. This will apply the Tag filter.
  2. Select "Employee Handbook" from the drop-down list or type the text to select.
  3. Hit Enter to return all content.

Please see the Full-Time Faculty Handbook for additional policies and information that pertain to full-time faculty.

You must have Author or Collection Owner permission to create Guru Cards. Contact your team's Guru admins to use this template.