The collection includes files of photocopied clippings published between 1995-2001, pertaining to The New School and its divisions. The clippings were retained by The New School Communications Office and were assembled into monthly or seasonal bound editions titled New School in the News, which were distributed to individuals and offices throughout the university.

This collection consists of an entire run of the weekly periodical, The Weekly Observer, 1997-2010, reporting on events, programs, people from the New School community, compiled and produced by the New School's office of Communications and External Affairs. The collection includes several formats of the publication, including printed downloads of email blasts, html files, Word files, PDF files, and WARC files from the university website.