• Freedom Scholars

  • Program Description

    The Freedom Scholars Program is a peer learning community in which an inclusive cohort of students study the elements of intersectional movement building and social justice through a values-based curriculum. This selective four-year program provides need-based scholarships to Lang students from Orientation to graduation—up to 12 per cohort.

    In the Freedom Scholars program, New School faculty and staff employ a holistic, participatory model to provide students with financial support, advocacy, rigorous academic instruction, and access to activists and organizers from the movements of our time. Through readings, podcasts, movies, field trips, guest speakers, and community activities, the Freedom Scholars program creates a nourishing environment that enables students to think critically about ways to use what they learn to build a more inclusive and just world.

    Student-scholars participate in courses that center social justice, taught by practicing scholar activists. Together members of the Freedom Scholars community (students, faculty, and staff) employ critical inquiry, community building, growth, trust, integrity, change, knowledge sharing, and love of self and community in their work. Students are required to take a 0–2-credit course that meets Fridays from 12:55 to 2:35 p.m. in the fall and spring semesters. We strongly recommend that students meet with their Student Success advisors to review their course schedule and ensure that this program is a possibility. 

    The Freedom Scholars program is housed in the Office of Civic Engagement and Social Justice at Eugene Lang College.

  • Contact Us

    Office of Admission
    Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts 
    79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor 
    New York, NY 10003 
    Phone: 212.229.5150 or 
    800.292.3040
    Fax: 212.229.5355
    [email protected]

    Office of Civic Engagement and Social Justice
    [email protected]

  • Take The Next Step

Submit your application

Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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