Discover a university that has been progressive since its inception.
The New School was founded in 1919 by a group of progressive intellectuals looking for a new, more relevant model of education. Our school of social science, philosophy, and history— The New School for Social Research—is now a world-renowned graduate school within a comprehensive university, which
also includes an innovative liberal arts college, a progressive performing arts school, and a top-ranked design school. Guided by deep intellectual inquiry and a desire to understand social problems through academic discovery, The New School for Social Research embodies the core values of the entire university. Students have the opportunity to study side by side with prominent faculty, shape the intellectual future of the school and the entire university, and be a force of new thought, knowledge, and ideas in the world.
