Public and Urban Policy
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General Admission Contact
The New School for Social Research
Office of Admission
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New York, NY 10011
212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
SocialResearchAdmit@newschool.edu
Program Contacts
Department Chairs
Michael Cohen
PhD Chair, Public and Urban Policy
cohenm2@newschool.edu
Oscar Sosa Lopez
MS Chair, Public and Urban Policy
sosalopo@newschool.edu
Department Secretary
Charles Whitcroft
WhitcroC@newschool.edu
The Public and Urban Policy programs prepare you to go out in the world—and change it. You engage with policymakers through real-world client work, applying a multidisciplinary approach and social justice lens to solve timely and complex policy problems. You develop the skills needed to evaluate critical public policy issues in real time, design creative solutions, and collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders.
Scholarly research and thinking are brought to bear on pressing issues of policy, design, and local and global development. You are encouraged to explore a range of theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and critical research approaches as you expand and refine your focal area of study to meet ongoing and emerging policy challenges.
