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Progressive Scholarship

Study with leading scholars and public intellectuals committed to expanding the boundaries of social thought, in one of the world’s hubs of scholarship and culture, New York City.

Critical Engagement

Ground your academic study in theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and critical engagement with today's most pressing social issues.

Interdisciplinary Centers

Participate in academic exploration, conduct research, and engage in dialogue with thought leaders as you reframe local and global challenges at our centers and institutes.
Progressive since our founding, The New School for Social Research has upheld The New School's legendary tradition of challenging orthodoxy.

Our graduate programs in the social sciences, philosophy, and history foster a rigorous environment of engaged academic scholarship and public discourse. Study alongside prominent faculty to shape the intellectual future of the school and the entire university, and be a force of new thought, knowledge, and ideas in the world.
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Departments

Anthropology

MA, PhD

Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism

MA

Economics

MA, MS, PhD

Gender and Sexuality Studies

Certificate

Historical Studies

MA

Liberal Studies

MA

Philosophy

MA, PhD

Politics

MA, PhD

Psychology

MA, PhD

Sociology

MA, PhD
Our Distinguished Faculty

Leaders in their fields of study, our faculty shape public debate, advance academic research, and push the boundaries of social sciences, philosophy, and history around the world..

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Centers and Institutes

Participate in scholarly exploration at our centers and institutes. Alongside faculty, engage in interdisciplinary research, participate in policy debates, and dialogue with thought leaders to reframe the way you approach problems and develop solutions.

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Scholars & Work

At NSSR, critical thinkers from around the world break new ground, challenge the status quo, and reshape contemporary thought to address urgent social and political problems. Explore their work.

Unpacking the Economics of Climate Change

Willi Semmler, Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, on the less-discussed impacts of environmental shifts

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Teaming Up to Prevent Overdose Deaths

Quentin Northcross, Psychology MA ’17, created BlueGuard, a device designed to prevent overdose deaths

Graduating student outcomes
Upcoming Events

Monday, October 15, 4:00 PM

This Land Is Our Land: Book Talk with Ken Ilgunas
Join us to hear from Ken Ilgunas – author, journalist, and environmental writer – on his new book, which proposes something unheard of: opening up American private property for public recreation. Bi ...

October 16 to December 11, 12:00 PM

Fall '18 History Workshop
The History department at NSSR will be holding workshops this Fall '18. These workshops will focus on discussions around paper drafts. Meetings take place from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM in room G529. Octob ...

Tuesday, October 16, 2:00 PM

NSSR Philosophy Department Lecture Alfredo Ferrari...
Alfredo Ferrarin, professor of Philosophy at the University of Pisa on "Hegel and the Actuality of Thinking". Presented by The New School for Social Research (NSSR) Philosophy Department.

Tuesday, October 16, 4:00 PM

Economics Seminar Series-Emmanuel Farjoun
Emmanuel Farjoun, Professor of Mathematics @ the Einstein Institute from Hebrew University in Jerusalem will talk about : "The law of falling values and theoretical/realistic strong bounds on wages an ...

Wednesday, October 17, 12:00 AM

Nancy Fraser and Michael Dawson Talk Race and Capi...
"Black Politics and the Neoliberal Racial Order & Expropriation and Exploitation in Racialized Capitalism" Please join the Heilbroner Center and colleagues for a conversation between Michael Dawson ( ...

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