<P> Director of the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, Frank Alvah Parsons, first began a program in Paris in 1921 . In 1941, it was named for him . In 1970, the school merged with the New School for Social Research . Subsequently, the name Parsons was licensed to the Paris College of Art but this arrangement ceased in 2010 . </P> <P> In November 2012, The New School President David E. Van Zandt announced that Parsons School of Design would be opening a new academic center, to be called Parsons Paris, in Paris in the autumn 2013 . Located in Paris's First Arrondissement, Parsons Paris incorporates a faculty of French and European design educators as well as visiting professors from around the world . The school offers a variety of bachelor's and master's degrees in design, fashion, curatorial studies and business . All classes are taught in English . </P> <P> Parsons Paris is part of a global initiative by Parsons that highlights creative literacy in all aspects of society . </P> <P> The Student Development and Activities is home to over 25 recognized student organizations throughout The New School that serves Parsons as well as all the other five schools under the umbrella of The New School . </P>

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