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Programs of Study

The New School for Social Research, one of the eight schools that make up The New School in New York City, offers programs of study leading to four advanced degrees: Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy. In addition, interdisciplinary master’s programs are offered in liberal studies and historical studies. The School offers graduate degrees in anthropology, economics, philosophy, political science, psychology (including clinical psychology, with a concentration in mental health and substance abuse counseling), and sociology.

A candidate for any of these degrees must satisfy the requirements established by both The New School for Social Research and the department of the student’s major field of study. Students should make certain that they are familiar not only with the general requirements for the degree but also with specific departmental requirements. Students may participate in any of the programs on a part-time or full-time basis.

New School for Social Research doctoral students may take courses at the following universities: Columbia University (including Teachers College), the City University of New York Graduate School and University Center, Fordham University, New York University, Princeton University, Rutgers University at New Brunswick, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

For more information, students should visit http://www.socialresearch.newschool.edu.

Research Facilities

The New School library includes the holdings of the Raymond Fogelman Library, the Adam and Sophie Gimbel Design Library, the Harry Schermer Library, and the Husserl Archives. Matriculated students have library privileges at New York University’s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library and at the Cooper Union Library. Academic computing facilities enable students to do computer-assisted research.

New School research facilities include psychology laboratories (video clinical training, perception, social-personality, experimental, developmental, and cognitive), the India China Institute, the Hannah Arendt Center, the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, the Committee on Western European Studies, the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies, the East and Central Europe Program, the Husserl Archives, and the World Policy Institute. In addition, there are many other research facilities in the New York area available to students. For more information, students should visit http://www.newschool.edu/institutes.html.

Financial Aid

Matriculated students receive aid from a variety of public and private sources. The amount of assistance awarded to a student is based on financial need and academic performance. Students are encouraged to apply for fellowships and grants from sources other than The New School. Scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, loans, and Federal Work-Study awards are available. The University Scholars Program and the Diamond Fellowship Program provide scholarship grants to African American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American students. Numerous other special scholarships are described at http://www.socialresearch.newschool.edu/students/financial-aid-scholarships.htm.

Cost of Study

Tuition for 2009–10 is $1576 per credit, and fees are approximately $120 each term. For more information, students should visit http://www.newschool.edu/tuition.

Living and Housing Costs

The University Housing Office maintains a comprehensive resource center with apartment listings. University-run apartments and residence halls are also available. The cost of housing, food, transportation, books, and living expenses averages $17,000 annually. For more information, students should visit http://www.newschool.edu/studentservices.

Student Group

The total enrollment of The New School for Social Research is about 1,000 students. Students represent a range of age groups, academic backgrounds, and nationalities, coming to New York from throughout the nation and from more than seventy other countries.

Location

The New School is an urban university and is an integral part of New York City. The diverse and cosmopolitan community, the spirited intellectual and cultural life, and the concentration of wealth and power that characterize New York provide a vital context in which to study the complexity of modern society.

The University and The School

The New School is a leading university in New York City offering distinguished programs in design, liberal arts, the performing arts, and social and political science, leading to seventy graduate and undergraduate degrees. Learn more at http://www.newschool.edu/degreeprograms. A privately supported institution, The New School is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and chartered as a university by the Regents of the State of New York.

The New School for Social Research was founded in 1919 by a distinguished group of intellectuals, some of whom were teaching at Columbia University in New York City during World War I. As dedicated pacifists, they took a public stand against the war and were censured by the university’s president. The professors responded by resigning from Columbia and later establishing their own university for adults in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. It became a place where people could exchange ideas freely with scholars and artists representing a wide range of intellectual, aesthetic, and political orientations.

During the 1920s, Alvin Johnson, the School’s first president, collaborated regularly with colleagues in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. They made him aware of the danger Hitler presented to democracy and the civilized world, alerting him to the seriousness of the threat before many in the United States had grasped it. In 1933, with the financial support of enlightened philanthropists, Johnson created within The New School a University in Exile to provide a haven for scholars and artists whose lives were threatened by National Socialism. The University in Exile sponsored more than 180 individuals and their families, providing them with visas and jobs. While some of these refugees remained at The New School for many years, many others went on to influence institutional life elsewhere in the United States. Today, The New School for Social Research remains a place where professors and students take risks in defense of their intellectual commitments and political beliefs.

Applying

The admission decision is made after a careful examination of transcripts, letters of recommendation, the writing sample, scores on the Graduate Record Examinations, and the statement of academic goals and objectives. Application materials for students wishing to be considered for full fellowships and special scholarships must be completed by January 17. Applications received or completed after January 17 are considered for admission and financial aid on a rolling basis. For more information, students should visit http://www.socialresearch.newschool.edu/admissions.

The Faculty and Their Research

• Anthropology
• Arjun Appadurai, John Dewey Professor in the Social Sciences; Ph.D., Chicago, 1976. Historical anthropology, globalization, ethnic violence.
• Lawrence Hirschfeld, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1984. Anthropology and history of childhood, cultural psychology, cognitive development.
• Benjamin Lee, Provost; Ph.D., Chicago, 1986. Linguistic, philosophical, and psychological anthropology; global cultural studies; contemporary Chinese culture.
• Hugh Raffies, Associate Professor; D.F.E.S., Yale, 1999. Cultural politics of nature, humans/nonhumans, scale, taxonomy, affect, ethnography and history, writing.
• Vyjayanthi Rao, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 2002. South Asia, development and modernization, displacement in postcolonial societies.
• Janet Roitman, Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1996.
• Ann Laura Stoler, Distinguished University Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1982. Colonial cultures, critical race theory, gender studies, historical methodologies, Southeast Asia.
• Hyton White, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 2001. Critical social theory, embodiment and social reproduction, the family and domestic life in capitalist society, South Africa.
• Economics
• Duncan Foley, Leo Model Professor; Ph.D., Yale, 1966. Classical, neoclassical, and Marxian economic theory; political economy; monetary economics; economic complexity; global environmental economics.
• William Milberg, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 1987. International trade.
• Salih Neftci, Visiting Professor; Ph.D., Minnesota, 1977. Financial markets, numerical methods in financial asset pricing, applications of the theory of extremes to risk management.
• Edward Nell, Malcolm B. Smith Professor; B.Litt., Oxford, 1962. Macroeconomic theory and policy, methodology, growth theory, business cycles, inflation and unemployment.
• Willi Semmler, Professor; Ph.D., Berlin, 1976. Financial markets, macroeconomics and macroeconometrics, public finance, industrial organization.
• Anwar Shaikh, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1973. Political economy, macroeconomic growth and cycles, international trade.
• Lance Taylor, Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development; Ph.D., Harvard, 1968. Economic development and the environment.
• Global Finance
• Turan Bali, Professor of Finance; M.Phil., Ph.D., CUNY, Baruch, 1998. Financial economics, financial econometrics, financial engineering, fixed income, derivatives, risk management.
• Greg Ciresi, Adjunct Instructor; M.Sc., NYU, 2004. Financial engineering, statistical arbitrage, risk management.
• Pablo A. Goldberg, Professor of country risk and Topics on Emerging Markets; M.Sc., London School of Economics (UK), 1996. Macroeconomics, financial economics.
• Ira F. Jersey, Professor of Professional Practice; M.A., New School, 2004; Birmingham (UK), 1993. Macroeconomics, financial economics, financial engineering, political science, international relations.
• Christina E. Leijonhufvud, Managing Director and Head of Social Sector Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; M.Sc., London School of Economics, 1996. Country risk, emerging markets, financial risk management, financial globalization, social sector finance.
• Salih N. Neftci, Program Director, Global Finance Masters Program; Ph.D., Minnesota, 1977. Financial economics.
• Eckhard Platen, Professor of Quantitative Finance; Dr.Sc., Academy of Sciences (Berlin), 1985; Ph.D., Technical (Dresden), 1975. Mathematics of finance, numerical methods in finance, quantitative finance.
• Liuren Wu, Professor of Quantitative Techniques; Ph.D, China Academy of Science, 1994, M.A., NYU, 1998. Credit risk, term structure modeling, option pricing, market microstructure, international finance, asset pricing, asset allocation.
• Historical Studies
• Elaine Abelson, Senior Lecturer; Ph.D., NYU, 1986. Dimensions of inequality, gender.
• Robin Blackburn, Distinguished Visiting Professor; B.Sc., London, 1965. Slavery, globalization, communism, colonialism.
• Carol Breckenridge, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1976. Colonialism and ritual; state, polity, and religion in South India; cosmopolitan cultural forms.
• José Casanova, Professor of Sociology; Ph.D., New School, 1982. Religion, democratization, social change.
• Federico Finchelstein, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Cornell, 2006.
• Oz Frankel, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1998. Social and political history of nineteenth-century United States, Victorian Britain, history of the social sciences, race, media and print culture, reform, state formation, historiography.
• Victoria Hattam, Associate Professor of Political Science (see Political Science).
• Eiko Ikegami, Professor of Sociology (see Sociology).
• James Miller, Professor of Liberal Studies and Political Science (see Liberal Studies).
• David Plotke, Professor of Political Science (see Political Science).
• Ann Laura Stoler, Distinguished University Professor (see Anthropology).
• Eli Zaretsky, Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, 1978. Cultural history, twentieth-century history, history of the family, psychoanalysis.
• Aristide Zolberg, Eberstadt Professor (see Political Science).
• Vera Zolberg, Professor of Sociology (see Sociology).
• Liberal Studies
• Richard Bernstein, Vera List Professor of Philosophy (see Philosophy).
• Oz Frankel, Assistant Professor of History (see Historical Studies).
• Margo Jefferson, Associate Professor, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts; M.S., Columbia, 1971.
• Elzbieta Matynia, Senior Lecturer; Ph.D., Warsaw, 1979. Gender issues in the new European democracies.
• James Miller, Professor; Ph.D., Brandeis, 1975. History of political thought, social movements.
• Melissa Monroe, Committee Member; Ph.D., Stanford, 1989. Nonfiction writing, modern literature, linguistics.
• Eli Zaretsky, Professor of History (see Historical Studies).
• Vera Zolberg, Professor of Sociology (see Sociology).
• Philosophy
• Claudia Baracchi, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1996. Ancient philosophy, nineteenth- and twentieth-century continental philosophy, medieval philosophy, philosophy of art, political philosophy, ethics.
• J. M. Bernstein, Professor; Ph.D., Edinburgh, 1975. Critical theory, aesthetics.
• Richard Bernstein, Vera List Professor; Ph.D., Yale, 1958. American pragmatism, social and political philosophy, critical theory, Anglo-American philosophy.
• Alice Crary, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Pittsburgh, 1999. Moral philosophy, Wittgenstein, philosophy and literature.
• Simon Critchley, Professor; Ph.D., Essex, 1988. Continental philosophy, phenomenology, philosophy and literature, psychoanalysis, the ethical and the political.
• James Dodd, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Boston University, 1996. Husserl, Heidegger, phenomenology.
• Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science (see Political Science).
• Agnes Heller, Hannah Arendt Professor; Ph.D., Eötvös Loránd (Budapest), 1955. Political philosophy, ethics, existentialism.
• Mark Larrimore, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy; Ph.D., Princeton, 1994. Philosophy of religion, ethics, Leibniz.
• Benjamin Lee, Provost (see Anthropology).
• Dmitri Nikulin, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Academy of Sciences (Moscow), 1990. Philosophy and history of science, ancient and early modern philosophy, philosophy of dialogue.
• Yirmiyahu Yovel, Hans Jonas Professor; Ph.D., Hebrew University (Israel), 1968. Spinoza, Jewish rationalists, continental philosophy.
• Political Science
• Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1980. Social and political theory, feminist theory, contemporary French and German thought.
• Victoria Hattam, Associate Professor; Ph.D., MIT, 1987. American political and economic thought and culture.
• Agnes Heller, Hannah Arendt Professor of Philosophy (see Philosophy).
• Mala Htun, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Harvard, 2000. Comparative politics; Latin America; gender, race, and politics.
• Courtney Jung, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Yale, 1998. Comparative politics, politics of identity, democratic transitions, South Africa.
• Andreas Kalyvas, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 2000. Relationship between democracy and constitutionalism, problems of popular sovereignty.
• James Miller, Professor of Liberal Studies and Political Science (see Liberal Studies).
• David Plotke, Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1985. Contemporary political and social theory, American political development.
• Adamantia Pollis, Professor Emerita and Senior Lecturer; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1958. Nationalism and ethnicity, human rights.
• Sanjay Ruparelia, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Cambridge, 2005. Comparative politics, political economy of development, modern South Asia.
• Aristide Zolberg, Eberstadt Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1961. Globalization and democracy, nationalism and ethnicity.
• Psychology
• Emanuele Castano, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Louvain (Belgium), 1999. Social identification; perception entitativity, essentialism, agency, and intentionality at the collective level; image theory.
• Doris Chang, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., UCLA, 2000. Cultural psychology, ethnic minority mental health, domestic violence in immigrant communities.
• Karen D’Avanzo, Assistant Clinical Professor and Coordinator, M.A. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling Program; Ph.D., LIU, Brooklyn, 1995. Developmental psychopathology, risk and resilience and child/adolescent development, contextual factors and adolescent substance abuse, dual-diagnosis psychotherapy development, psychotherapy integration.
• Lawrence Hirschfeld, Professor (see Anthropology).
• William Hirst, Professor; Ph.D., Cornell, 1976. Cognitive neuroscience, memory and attention.
• Xiaochun Jin, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Adelphi, 2003.
• Marcel Kinsbourne, Professor; D.M., Oxford, 1963. Brain-behavior relations, consciousness, psychology of attention.
• Arien Mack, Alfred J. and Monette C. Marrow Professor; Ph.D., Yeshiva, 1966. Perception and attention.
• Joan Miller, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1982. Interpersonal motivation, theory of mind, close relationships, moral development.
• Lisa Rubin, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State, 2005.
• Jeremy Safran, Professor and Director of Clinical Training; Ph.D., British Columbia, 1982. Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, the therapeutic alliance, therapeutic impasses, transference and countertransference, the internal processes of the therapist.
• Herbert Schlesinger, Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer; Ph.D., Kansas, 1952. Analysis of text in psychoanalysis, implications and cost of providing mental health services.
• Michael Schober, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1990. Psycholinguistics, survey response, music cognition.
• David Shapiro, Professor; Ph.D., USC, 1950. Psychopathology of character problems and their treatment.
• Howard Steele, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University College (London), 1991. Attachment theory, dementia, multiple personality disorder, borderline personality disorder.
• Miriam Steele, Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Clinical Training; Ph.D., University College (London), 1990. Attachment theory, psychoanalytic developmental psychology, adoption and foster care.
• McWelling Todman, Associate Professor of Clinical Practice and Codirector, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling Program; Ph.D., New School, 1986. Psychopathology, biosocial and cognitive theories of addiction.
• Megan B. Warner, Assistant Professor and Director, The New School–Beth Israel Center for Clinical Training and Research; Ph.D., Texas A&M, 2005.
• Sociology
• Andrew Arato, Dorothy Hart Hirshon Professor of Political and Social Theory; Ph.D., Chicago, 1975. Frankfurt school, history of social thought, Eastern European societies and social movements.
• Paolo Carpignano, Senior Lecturer; Ph.D., Rome (Italy), 1969. Media theory, sociology of culture.
• José Casanova, Professor; Ph.D., New School, 1982. Religion, democratization, and social change in Latin America; Southern and Eastern Europe.
• Sarah Daynes, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris), 2001. Social theory, memory, knowledge, religion, music.
• Jeffrey Goldfarb, Michael E. Gellert Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1977. Sociology of culture, comparative politics, phenomenological society.
• Eiko Ikegami, Professor; Ph.D., Harvard, 1989. Comparative historical sociology, Japanese society, theory, sociology of culture.
• Jaeho Kang, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Media Studies; Ph.D., Cambridge, 2003. Critical social theory, sociology of media, social theory of mass culture, new media and political communication.
• Orville Lee, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1996. Cultural sociology, racial epistemologies.
• Terry Williams, Professor; Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1978. Race, drug culture, urban life, poverty.
• Vera Zolberg, Professor; Ph.D., Chicago, 1974: sociology of culture, social and political frameworks of cultural support and memory.

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