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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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Applications for spring and fall 2023 are open!

All applicants are eligible for merit-based scholarships. More than 90 percent of new full-time master’s degree students receive merit scholarships, which average 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.

WATCH: Congratulations to the Class of 2022!

In May, we held our first in-person Recognition Ceremony in three years! Watch our school graduation, where we honored our master's, certificate, and PhD graduates and celebrated their hard work and achievements.

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Faculty and Students Cover Russia's War on Ukraine

HROMADA, their new blog, offers resources that shed light on Ukraine and the war on it through local reporting, history, culture, film, and humor. It also shares ways to support Ukrainians through petitions, resources for students and scholars, protest information, donations, and more.

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WATCH: Cornel West Delivers Keynote Lecture at NSSR

In March, Cornel West, the 2021-2022 Presidential Visiting Scholar at NSSR, delivered three lectures on campus and met with MA and PhD Philosophy students. Watch the video of his keynote public address, "Philosophy in Our Time of Imperial Decay."

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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

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.

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PhD Alumnus Luis Daniel Torres Gonzalez on His Journey to the Pierangelo Garegnani Thesis Prize

Graduating student outcomes

News

The New School for Social Research Launches Sadie Alexander Fellowship for Graduate Students in Economics

The New School for Social Research Celebrates Its Outstanding Graduate Student Teachers

The New School’s Spring 2022 Semester in Books

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, December 6, 9:00 AM

ONLINE | 中国往何处去：政党，国家，与国际秩序 (Where is China Going and Why: The Party, State, and Global Order)

Free and Open to Anyone Instruction will be in Chinese Every Tuesday, beginning October 25, 20229:00am-10:30am Eastern TimeHosted on Zoom This seminar is open to auditors who do not register. Classes ...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2:00 PM

Class Traitors: One Percenters for Radical Redistribution (NSSR General Seminar)

Presented by Rachel Sherman, Michael E. Gellert Professor of Sociology.Most rich people don’t seem to have a problem with massive economic inequality, justifying their wealth with reference to their h ...
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Thursday, December 8, 12:00 PM

IN PERSON | Current Challenges in Conducting Research in China-India Studies

Part of the event series for ICI bi-weekly lunchtime talks for the TNS community.
Wolff Conference Room - Albert and Vera List Academic Center, room D1103

Thursday, December 8, 6:00 PM

Canceled in solidarity with the PTF strike: Philosophy Colloquium: Delio Vasquez "Huey P. Newton's Phenomenalism, the Structured Vehicle, and the Gender of Fugitive Life"

Huey P. Newton's Phenomenalism, the Structured Vehicle, and the Gender of Fugitive Life Presented by Delio Vasquez (NYU) Abstract:In 1971, Huey P. Newton drew upon the epistemologically disorienting ...
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Thursday, December 8, 6:00 PM

Canceled in solidarity with the PTF strike: Sociology Colloquium: Renisa Mawani: The Timetable as Punishment: A Colonial and Maritime History

The Timetable as Punishment: A Colonial and Maritime History presented by Professor Renisa Mawani Abstract: Almost fifty years after its publication in French, Foucault’s Discipline and Punish has bee ...
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