The New School for Social Research Fact Sheet
Date Founded
1933
Degree Programs
Anthropology (MA, PhD)
Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism (MA)
Economics (MA, MS, PhD); Global Political Economy and Finance (MA)
Historical Studies (MA)
Liberal Studies (MA)
Philosophy (MA, PhD); Concentration in Psychoanalytic Studies (MA)
Politics (MA, PhD)
Psychology (MA); Concentration in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling (MA); Clinical Psychology or Cognitive, Social and Developmental Psychology (PhD)
Sociology (MA, PhD)
Leadership
T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean and University Professor
Robert Kostrzewa, Vice Dean
Hugh Raffles, Chair of Anthropology
James Miller, Faculty Director of Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism
Sanjay Reddy, Chair of Economics
Federico Finchelstein, Fall 2023 Chair of Historical Studies
Paul Kottman, Chair of Liberal Studies
James Dodd, Chair of Philosophy
Mark W. Frazier, Chair of Politics
William Hirst and McWelling Todman, Co-Chairs of Psychology
Elzbieta Matynia, Chair of Sociology
Student Population
710 students in graduate degree programs
Faculty Population
Full-time: 73
Notable Alumni: Dr. Berhanu Nega, PhD ’91, Ethiopian human rights activist; Dr. Ruth Westheimer, MA ’59, sex therapist and author; Franco Modigliani, PhD’44 D.Soc.Sci., 1985 Nobel Laureate in Economics; Peter Berger MA ’50, PhD’ 54, sociologist of religion; Robert Heilbroner, PhD’ 63, renowned economist; Phyllis Chesler, PhD ’69, feminist psychologist philosopher; and Leonardo Garnier, MA ’82, PhD ’89, Costa Rica’s minister of education; Mariana Mazzurcato ’94, economist; Christine D’Onofrio ’03, Director of Poverty Research, NYC.