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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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  • Accepting Applications for 2024!

    We are accepting applications for 2024.

    Spring 2024 

    We offer rolling admission for spring 2024. The spring 2024 application will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on January 4.

    Fall 2024

    The fall 2024 PhD application deadline is December 15. The fall 2024 priority application deadline for master's and advanced certificate programs is January 7.


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  • New & Noteworthy

    A selection of recent news and announcements about The New School for Social Research.
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      NSSR Welcomes New Dean Alex Aleinikoff

      A leading scholar in immigration and refugee law, Aleinikoff joined The New School in January 2017. He currently serves as director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility and as a University Professor at NSSR. He succeeds Will Milberg, who concluded his tenure as NSSR dean on July 15, 2023.

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      WATCH: NSSR 2023 Graduation

      In May, NSSR honored our Fall and Winter 2022 and Spring and Summer 2023 Master's, PhD, and Graduate Certificate graduates. Watch the Recognition Ceremony, which also celebrated our school's 90th anniversary and looked at the intellectual and moral legacies of our University in Exile founders.

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      Will Milberg Concludes 10-Year Tenure as NSSR Dean

      On July 15, Will Milberg stepped down from his decade-long tenure as NSSR Dean. During that time, he prioritized interdisciplinary collaboration and student and faculty support, and oversaw the creation of several centers and institutes. Read his outgoing interview with the New School News about his time as Dean, the importance of social science research and education, and more.

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  • Departments

  • 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..

  • 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.

  • 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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    Ray Acheson (MA Politics ’14) is a member of a Nobel Prize-winning group

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    Graduates

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