The New School for Social Research

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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 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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Spring and fall 2022 applications are now open

All applicants are eligible for merit-based scholarships. More than 90 percent of new full-time master’s degree students receive merit scholarships, averaging 49 percent of the cost of tuition.

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New & Noteworthy

A selection of recent news and announcements about The New School for Social Research.

Renowned Philosophers Judith Butler and Cornel West Come to NSSR

This fall, Judith Butler, author of The Force of Nonviolence, will lead an intensive graduate seminar, Contemporary Feminist Philosophy. In the spring, Cornel West, author of the contemporary classic Race Matters, will deliver one public lecture and two New School community member lectures and meet with graduate Philosophy students.

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Zolberg Institute Receives $6 Million Gift

This major gift from the Arnhold Foundation will provide essential funding for the institute’s operations—funding that is often difficult to secure through the typical foundation grant process—and enable it to continue its cutting-edge academic and policy work on migration and mobility on the global, national, and local levels.

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WATCH: Professor Deva Woodly Talks Politics of Care

"We really are deciding the trajectory of the 21st century right now." In a new video series, Woodly, associate professor of politics, asks: What do we mean when we talk about “active citizenship”? What role do protests and social justice movements play in a democracy? Can they move us from a politics of despair to a politics of care?

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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
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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.

Anthropology at the intersection of media studies, technology, and design

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

Graduating student outcomes

News

The New School’s Fall 2021 Semester in Books: Faculty Selections

The New School Art Collection Awarded $500,000 by the Mellon Foundation to Chart a Sustainable Course for Its Future

The New School for Social Research Receives Nearly $1 Million Gift to Advance the Study of Economics

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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, February 2, 12:30 PM

ONLINE | "CRAZYWISE" Film Screening & Panel with Dr. Gabor Maté and Phil Borges

Crazy…or wise? The traditional wisdom of indigenous cultures often contradicts modern views about a mental health crisis. Is it a ‘calling’ to grow or just a ‘broken brain’? The documentary CRAZYWISE ...
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Thursday, February 3, 3:00 PM

ONLINE | Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

This webinar, which is Part II of a three-part film series, Racial Violence and Colonial Accountabilities, is devoted to James Baldwin, one the most prolific, searing witnesses to what the Black exper ...
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Friday, February 4, 10:00 AM

ONLINE | Humeira Iqtidar - Justice Beyond Right

This talk will explore and interrogate conceptions of justice that do not center on rights. Building upon oral histories and narratives of refugees and migrants from the tribal areas of Pakistan, the ...
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Friday, February 4 to Saturday, February 5

Online | Political Concepts 10th Anniversary Conference

A conference celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Political Concepts Journal.Friday, February 4th1:30 – Lay of the LandAnn StolerJacques LezraJ.M. BernsteinMichael Sawyer2:00 - 4:00 – Panel IEmily ...
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Tuesday, February 8, 12:30 PM

ONLINE | Economics Seminars Series: Barry Eichengreen

Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, will present his new book, In Defense of Public Debt, wh ...
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Progressive Scholarship

Critical Engagement

Interdisciplinary Centers

Spring and fall 2022 applications are now open

Renowned Philosophers Judith Butler and Cornel West Come to NSSR

Zolberg Institute Receives $6 Million Gift

WATCH: Professor Deva Woodly Talks Politics of Care

Departments

Anthropology

Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism

Economics

Gender and Sexuality Studies

Historical Studies

Liberal Studies

Philosophy

Politics

Psychology

Sociology

Now at The New School

Our Distinguished Faculty

Centers and Institutes

Scholars & Work

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, February 2, 12:30 PM

ONLINE | "CRAZYWISE" Film Screening & Panel with Dr. Gabor Maté and Phil Borges

Thursday, February 3, 3:00 PM

ONLINE | Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

Friday, February 4, 10:00 AM

ONLINE | Humeira Iqtidar - Justice Beyond Right

Friday, February 4 to Saturday, February 5

Online | Political Concepts 10th Anniversary Conference

Tuesday, February 8, 12:30 PM

ONLINE | Economics Seminars Series: Barry Eichengreen

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