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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.

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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 leading thinkers 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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Now accepting applications for fall 2020

Fall applications are accepted on a rolling basis. All applicants are eligible for merit-based scholarships — more than 85 percent of new full-time master’s degree students receive merit funding.

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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.

What Is an Event?

Robin Wagner-Pacifici, University in Exile Professor of Sociology, discusses her new book on how we remember events

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Research at the Border

Meet Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, PhD alumna in Politics

Graduating student outcomes

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Upcoming Events

Monday, February 24, 6:00 PM

"Citizenship and Race-Making in Israel/Palestine" Lana Tatour (Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University)

The second speaker in the Department of Sociology's lecture series is Lana Tatour (Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University) with her lecture "Citizenship and Race-Making in Israel/Palestin ...
Wolff Conference Room, Room D1103, Albert and Vera List Academic Center

Tuesday, February 25, 12:00 PM

History Workshop: 19th Century Urban Capitalism & the Limits of Freedom

Our first History Workshop of the Spring '20 semester. Our Schwartz Fellow Alexander Manevitz will discuss his paper, “‘A Great Injustice’: Urban Capitalism and the Limits of Freedom in Nineteenth-C ...
Room G529, 80 Fifth Avenue

Tuesday, February 25, 4:00 PM

Economics Seminars: Daniele Tavani

Professor Daniel Tavani from Colorado State University will present his paper "Coordination and Externalities in Classical Growth Models". The seminar series features lectures, paper and book present ...
Albert and Vera List Academic Center

Wednesday, February 26, 5:00 PM

Universities Under Attack: Perspective from India, Turkey, and Chile

A panel discussion featuring Manu Bhagavan, professor of history and human rights at the City University of New York, Marcial Godoy a Sociocultural Anthropologist at New York University, and Kumru Tok ...
University Center

Tuesday, March 3, 4:00 PM

Economics Seminars: Alex Zevin

Professor Alex Zevin from CUNY will present his book: "Liberalism at large: the world according to the Economist". The seminar series features lectures, paper and book presentations from prominent e ...
Albert and Vera List Academic Center

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