2014, NewSchool was granted regional accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (SCUC).
In 2016, the schools partnered to launch a Global Design degree where students study two years in Milan and two years in San Diego. In the same year, Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, DPACSA, became president and Chief Academic Officer. Malecha was a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, where he served as national president in 2009. Marvin Malecha passed away in May 2020.
In 2020, the NewSchool Board of Directors appointed Denise DeZol as the Interim President & Chief Academic Officer.
=== Ownership under Ambow Education (2020-present) ===
In the first quarter of 2020, the NewSchool Board of Directors and its parent Laureate Education, Inc. agreed to the transfer of ownership of NewSchool to Ambow NSAD, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Ambow Education Holding, Ltd. of the Cayman Islands and Beijing, People's Republic of China. Later that year, the NewSchool …
