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General Admission Contact
The New School for Social Research
Office of Admission
72 Fifth Avenue, 1st floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
SocialResearchAdmit@newschool.edu

Admission Liaison
HistStdLiaison@newschool.edu

Committee on Historical Studies
66 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor
New York, NY 10011
212.229.5100 x3385
Fax: 212.229.5929

Chair
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

Department Secretary
Silvina Palacio

Student Advisor
Leah Masci

2026-27 Historical Studies Student Handbook

With a strong interdisciplinary foundation, students from the Historical Studies department use empirical, historical, and ethnographic expertise to rethink the present. Our students are accepted into the most prestigious universities, sought-after companies, and respected institutions in their fields.

Our master’s alumni have continued their graduate studies in master's and doctoral programs at top universities, including:

  • Harvard University
  • Princeton University
  • Columbia University
  • Brown University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • New York University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Duke University
  • The New School for Social Research
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Notre Dame
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Northwestern University
  • St. John's University School of Law
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick

They have also found employment in the following sectors:

Nonprofits and NGOs

  • Founder, Edible History
  • Operations manager, Youth Engagement Fund
  • Head of research, The New Historia
  • Co-founder and executive director, Wikitongues
  • Communications manager, Detroit Justice Center
  • Development coordinator, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
  • Director of operations, American Folk Art Museum
  • Program coordinator, Games for Change
  • Executive director, Cypress Fund
  • Fellow, Turkish Heritage Organization
  • Research and educational programs coordinator, Warrior Women Project

Media

  • News presenter and producer, KOMPAS TV
  • Founder, In The Beginning
  • Freelance writer and editor
  • Freelance digital strategist and content creator
  • Publishing administrator, Cutey Music Group

Education and Libraries

  • Member, AmeriCorps VISTA
  • Teacher, New York City Department of Education
  • Assistant teacher, The Churchill School and Center
  • Senior page, New York Public Library
  • Library assistant, Edmonton Public Library
  • Middle school history teacher, Achievement First
  • Program administrator, The New School
  • Mellon postdoctoral fellow, Wesleyan University
  • Assistant professor, Whitman College
  • Assistant professor, Marmara University
  • Part-time faculty, New York University

Legal, Finance, and Business

  • Research paralegal, Kuharski, Levitz & Giovinazzo
  • Editor and communications specialist, Credit Suisse
  • Tax/municipal examiner, DataTrace
  • Founder and league coordinator, S3 Boston Simply Sports Social
  • Consultant, EightCloud
  • Archivist, United States Department of Defense
  • Data collection technician, Q Analysts

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