Tim Marshall was named Dean of Parsons The New School for Design in July 2006. Previously,
Marshall served as Parsons’ Associate Dean of Academic Affairs since 2004. In this position,
he was central to the development of an ambitious ten-year academic plan for the school that
emphasizes a more cohesive undergraduate education, a stronger faculty culture, and the
creation of more integrated and comprehensive design degrees, including new Bachelor’s,
Master’s and Doctorate programs.
Prior to joining Parsons, Marshall was Director of Academic and International Programs at the
University of Western Sydney, one of Australia’s largest universities. During his 14-year
career at the University’s School of Communication, Design and Media, he served as Head of
Design Studies, Chair of the School of Design, Director of Academic Partnerships, and
Director of Design Programs, as well as taught photography, visual communication design
and design research. In the past decade, he has also served as a consultant to academic
institutions in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, China and Singapore. Marshall has an extensive
professional photography background and co-founded the Cadre Design group in Sydney specializing
in web-based educational visualizations.
Marshall has written and lectured extensively on academic topics
related to design research and design education and for professional
design journals. This includes The Design Dictionary (Birkhauser Press, 2007);
“Designing Design Schools” (Design Perspectives, Envisioning Design for the XXI Century,
Ibero Americano, Mexico City, 2005); and “Poetic Process and Professional Practice:
A Case Study for Practitioner-led Design Research” (Techne-Design Wisdom, European Academy
of Design, Barcelona, 2003). He also initiated and contributed to Eye magazine’s Australian
Special Issue in 2002. Marshall is an invited member of the annual St. Moritz Design Summit,
Raymond Loewy Foundation; an editorial board member of the London based journal The Issues, a
journal of Philosophy and Media Arts; and a Visiting Professor of Design at China National
Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai.
Born in Berkeley, California, to Australian parents, and raised in Canberra, Australia, Marshall received his education at
the City Art Institute and College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales, Australia He currently resides in New York City.
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