The New School president salary and executive pay
The New School paid its president, Donna Shalala, $766,385 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Dwight A McBride, paid $1,138,693. Total revenue on that return was $630,645,764, up 7.2% from $588,124,752 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. The New School ranks 119th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. The New School has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-3297197, New York, NY.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$766,385
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: Joel Towers (President (beginning August 2024)), $760,730.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$903,614Mark DiazInterim EVP for Business and Operations (through January 2025)
- Total revenue
- $630,645,764
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 35%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349307671.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 85th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.12% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 5 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Mark DiazInterim EVP for Business and Operations (through January 2025) | $903,614 |
| Donna Shalala President Interim President (through July 2024) | $766,385 |
| Joel TowersPresident (beginning August 2024) | $760,730 |
| Rene WhiteProvost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | $735,536 |
| Anne AdrianceSVP for Marketing and Business Development | $535,501 |
Also paid on the latest return: Alex Perez (General Counsel), $476,698; Richard Kessler (Executive Dean), $460,597; Darrick Hamilton (Faculty), $430,838; Mary Watson (Full Time Faculty), $426,990; Jennifer Hobbs (SVP, University Secretary, Chief of Staff), $407,670; Yvonne Watson (Interim Executive Dean, Parsons School of Design), $401,833; Ann Stoler (Faculty), $364,993; Joseph Sloan (Executive Director and Dean of Continuing and Professional Education (Through Sept 2024)), $361,310; Christopher Cox (Executive Dean), $348,175; Thomas Aleinikoff (Executive Dean), $342,560; Robert Mack (Vice Provost Student Success & Engagement), $331,217; Rachel Schreiber (Former Dean/Current Faculty), $328,918; Lin Zhou (SVP and Chief Information Officer (Through September 2024)), $327,670; Stephanie Browner (Former Provost/Current Faculty), $325,165; Loretta Ferrari (Vice President of Finance and Budget & Chief Financial Officer), $311,792; and 6 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Elliot Stein (VICE CHAIR), Franci J Blassberg (VICE CHAIR), Linda E Rappaport (CHAIR), Susan L Foote (VICE CHAIR), Anthony J Mannarino (TRUSTEE (through May 2025)), Asmita Bhatia (TRUSTEE), Bevis Longstreth (TRUSTEE), Caitlyn McKoy (Trustee (Beginning May 2025)), Charles R Perrin (TRUSTEE (Through May 2025)), Christopher J Castano (TRUSTEE), Daniel T Motulsky (TRUSTEE), David Poma (TRUSTEE), Dominique Bluhdorn (TRUSTEE), Douglas D Durst (TRUSTEE), Gregory Bernstein (Trustee (beginning May 2025)), Jane Deflorio (TRUSTEE (Through May 2025)), Jeffrey Gural (TRUSTEE), Joseph R Gromek (TRUSTEE), Joshua Sapan (TRUSTEE), Kay Unger (TRUSTEE), Lilian Shiao-Yen Wu (TRUSTEE), Monique Jefferson (Trustee (beginning Sept 2024)), Nancye Green (TRUSTEE), Nsisong Udosen (Student Trustee (through May 2025)), Robert H Mundheim (TRUSTEE), and 9 more.
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Donna Shalala President Interim President (through July 2024) | $766,385 | $630,645,764 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Dwight A McBride President President (through Aug 2023) | $1,138,693 | $588,124,752 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Dwight A McBride President President | $1,660,821 | $602,901,362 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Dwight A McBride President President | $1,419,250 | $625,459,245 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349307671.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Mark DiazInterim EVP for Business and Operations (through January 2025) | $786,220 | $117,394 | $710,556 | $0 | $75,664 | $72,000 | $45,394 | $903,614 |
| Donna ShalalaInterim President (through July 2024) | $476,496 | $289,889 | $458,897 | $0 | $17,599 | $34,500 | $255,389 | $766,385 |
| Joel TowersPresident (beginning August 2024) | $658,344 | $102,386 | $621,191 | $0 | $37,153 | $57,500 | $44,886 | $760,730 |
| Rene WhiteProvost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | $655,857 | $79,679 | $549,614 | $0 | $106,243 | $34,500 | $45,179 | $735,536 |
| Anne AdrianceSVP for Marketing and Business Development | $452,822 | $82,679 | $435,234 | $0 | $17,588 | $34,500 | $48,179 | $535,501 |
These figures come from The New School's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How The New School compares
Ranked 119th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 118th, Grand Canyon University, $799,495
- Next in this ranking: 120th, Washington and Lee University, $760,715
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Seton Hall University$170,550 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Quinnipiac University$1,313,227 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)$821,274 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Keiser University and Everglades University$899,724 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
University of the Pacific$816,167 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Donna Shalala (Interim President (through July 2024)) was paid $766,385 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $476,496 from The New School and $289,889 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Mark Diaz (Interim EVP for Business and Operations (through January 2025)), at $903,614. That is $137,229 more than the president, Donna Shalala.
The New School paid its president, Donna Shalala, $766,385 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Dwight A McBride, paid $1,138,693. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Dwight A McBride, paid $1,419,250. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,419,250 (Dwight A McBride); June 2023, $1,660,821; June 2024, $1,138,693; June 2025, $766,385 (Donna Shalala).
The New School's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $655,163,625 and total revenue of $630,645,764 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $24,517,861. Expenses were $639,435,391 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 2.5%. The president's pay of $766,385 equals 0.12% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns The New School filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.