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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.

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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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Departments

Anthropology

MA, PhD

Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism

MA

Economics

MA, MS, PhD

Gender and Sexuality Studies

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Historical Studies

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Liberal Studies

MA

Philosophy

MA, PhD

Politics

MA, PhD

Psychology

MA, PhD

Sociology

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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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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.

Why Is Insurgency Good for Democracy?

Deva Woodly, Associate-Professor of Politics, discusses how dissonance is not just a part of democracy, but crucial to its existence

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The Ethics of Climate Change

Eric Godoy (Philosophy PhD, 2015) asks who bears responsibility

Graduating student outcomes

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Professor Adam Brown Addresses Global Mental Health Disparities in Psychology Lab

New School Students Share Excitement for New Academic Year

The New School Year in Books 2018-2019: Faculty

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Upcoming Events

Monday, September 16, 6:00 PM

Critical History Today: Tensions of Empires

Join the History Department for a conversation with Frederick Cooper & Ann Laura Stoler, publishers of the groundbreaking edited collection, Tensions of Empire: Colonial Cultures in a Bourgeois World. ...
Wolff Conference Room, Room D1103, Albert and Vera List Academic Center

Tuesday, September 17, 2:00 PM

Gender Studies Meet 'N' Greet

Please join us for the inaugural Gender Studies Minor Meet 'n' Greet. This meeting is open to all current Gender Studies minors as well as those interested in the program. We'll have some snacks and ...
Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall

Tuesday, September 17, 4:00 PM

Economics Seminar - Matias Vernengo, "MMT in the Tropics"

Professor Vernengo from Bucknell University will present his new paper "MMT in the Tropics" Abstract Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) has been in the news. It has been connected to Alexandria Ocasio-Cor ...
Albert and Vera List Academic Center

Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM

Philosophy Workshop: Omri Boehm on: "The Liberal Zionism of the Future"

Lecture given by Omri Boehm, The New School for Social Research. Abstract: Zionists and anti-Zionists alike agree that Zionism consists in the idea that the Jewish People has the right to their own ...
Wolff Conference Room, Room D1103, Albert and Vera List Academic Center

Thursday, September 19, 6:00 PM

The Russian Revolution, Socialism, and the Modern Political Imagination

Join the History Department for a lecture on The Russian Revolution, Socialism, and the Modern Political Imagination: The End of the Long Nineteenth Century and the Beginning of the Cold War with Adam ...
Room UL104, University Center

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