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Hugh Raffles
Professor and Chair of Anthropology; Director, Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography, and Social Thought

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Columba Gonzalez-Duarte
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Lawrence Hirschfeld
Professor of Anthropology and Psychology (CSD)
Nicolas Langlitz
Professor of Anthropology

Affiliated Faculty

Barbara Adams
Assistant Professor of Art, Design and Social Justice
Ujju Aggarwal
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Experiential Learning
Sareeta Amrute
Associate Professor of Strategic Design and Management
Jonathan Bach
Professor, Global Studies (on leave 2026-27)
Jaskiran Dhillon
Professor of Global Studies
Rachel Heiman
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Christina Moon
Associate Professor of Fashion Studies
Ann Stoler
Willy Brandt Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and History
Antina von Schnitzler
Chair and Associate Professor of International Affairs

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Benjamin Lee
Emeritus Professor

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Message from the Dean
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Benefactors
The New School for Social Research is a graduate institution in New York City. We generate progressive scholarship in the social sciences and philosophy. Our 75+ full-time faculty members in nine departments offer masters and doctoral degrees to 800 graduate students.
Learn more
- Contact Us
- Visit
Academics
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Anthropology
Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism
Creative Writing
Economics
Gender & Sexuality Studies
Global Affairs
Historical Studies
International Affairs
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Politics
Psychology
Public & Urban Policy
Sociology
Graduate Minors
Our distinctive intellectual tradition encourages public debate and rigorous academic pursuit, while small programs encourage close collaboration between students and professors.
Learn more
- Contact Us
- Visit
Faculty
Overview
Theodor Heuss and Hans Speier Visiting Professorships
Our faculty of more than 75 full-time scholars creates active and long-lasting partnerships with students. These public intellectual are leaders in their fields of study, shaping public debate, academic research, and pushing the boundaries of social sciences and philosophy around the world.
Learn more
- Contact Us
- Visit
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Overview
Journals and Publications
Centers, Institutes & Labs
Grounded in theoretical criticism, interdisciplinary exploration, and dissection of the world today, graduate students and faculty at NSSR produce scholarship that challenges the status quo, shapes the present, and leads the future of public debate. Explore their research and work.
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