About Us
The New School for Social Research (NSSR) is a graduate institution in the heart of New York City. It generates progressive scholarship and historically grounded education in the social sciences and philosophy. With more than 80 full-time faculty members, its thirteen departments and programs offer master’s and doctoral degrees to 800 graduate students from 70 countries. Interdisciplinary centers and institutes housed at NSSR provide further avenues for deep inquiry and innovative work, particularly at the intersection of social theory, policy, and design. Our integration with Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts broadens the opportunities for collaboration and sustained scholarly study. NSSR also offers access to Parsons School of Design, Mannes School of Music, the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and the School of Drama, fostering multidisciplinary learning and engagement across the university.
The New School for Social Research community believes that research and pedagogy should advance economic justice, promote change, and train the next generation to inform public dialogue. NSSR’s commitment to progressive values, academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, and critical theory in the tradition of the Frankfurt School lies at the heart of The New School's history and draws upon the vital legacy of the University in Exile.
While maintaining long-standing strengths in continental philosophy, psychology, political economy, ethnography, historical studies, and the analysis of social movements, The New School for Social Research continues to innovate in fields including migration and mobility, capitalism studies, gender and sexuality studies, creative publishing and critical journalism, and design and social thought, demonstrating a desire to remain engaged in the most important issues and debates of our time.
