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    Study with leading scholars and public intellectuals committed to expanding the boundaries of social thought, in one of the world’s hubs of scholarship and culture, New York City.

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    Ground your academic study in theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and critical engagement with today's most pressing social issues.

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    Participate in academic exploration, conduct research, and engage in dialogue with leading thinkers as you reframe local and global challenges at our centers and institutes.

  • Progressive since our founding, The New School for Social Research has upheld The New School's legendary tradition of challenging orthodoxy.

    Our graduate programs in the social sciences, philosophy, and history foster a rigorous environment of engaged academic scholarship and public discourse. Study alongside prominent faculty to shape the intellectual future of the school and the entire university, and be a force of new thought, knowledge, and ideas in the world.

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  • The 2025 Applications Are Open

    The 2025 applications are now open.
    The spring 2025 and fall 2025 applications are open. The spring 2025 deadline for master's and advanced certificate programs is November 1. The fall 2025 deadline for PhD programs is December 15. The fall 2025 priority deadline for master's and advanced certificate programs is January 7.


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  • New & Noteworthy

    A selection of recent news and announcements about The New School for Social Research.
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      WATCH: The 2024 NSSR Recognition Ceremony

      On May 16, 2024, NSSR honored our fall 2023 and spring and summer 2024 master's, PhD, and Graduate Certificate graduates at our annual Recognition Ceremony. All NSSR graduates present, as well as the Outstanding MA Graduate Award and Dissertation Award recipients, were recognized and called up by name. Congratulations, all!

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      Ramon de Haan Receives Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship

      De Haan, an Anthropology PhD student, is writing his dissertation on activism among members of the Black communities in Suriname, Curaçao, and the Netherlands, who are arguing for reparations for slavery and colonialism. The fellowship’s stipend will support de Haan’s travel to the three countries and compensate the community members he interviews and works with. 

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      Professor Jessica Pisano receives 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship

      The prestigious grant will help support Pisano, a professor of politics, as she writes her next book, which tells the story of a single street in Eastern Europe under fascism, state socialism, and neoliberal democracy. This small space raises big questions about political and economic change and the way people negotiate the question of who belongs. 

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  • Leaders in their fields of study, our faculty shape public debate, advance academic research, and push the boundaries of social sciences, philosophy, and history around the world..

  • Participate in scholarly exploration at our centers and institutes. Alongside faculty, engage in interdisciplinary research, participate in policy debates, and dialogue with thought leaders to reframe the way you approach problems and develop solutions.

  • Scholars & Work

    At NSSR, critical thinkers from around the world break new ground, challenge the status quo, and reshape contemporary thought to address urgent social and political problems. Explore their work.

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