Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts is the newest and fastest-growing urban liberal arts college in New York—the most sought-after city in the world for college students. The New School offers two new areas of study focusing on the environment, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS) in Environmental Studies. Environmental Studies focuses on three disciplines: science, urban studies, and design, and students will use New York City, one of the world’s largest urban ecosystems, as their laboratory.