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New York School for Social Research

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Former names
The New School For Social Research (1919–1997)
New School University (1997–2005)
Motto To the Living Spirit
Type Private, Non-Profit; Doctoral, Research-Intensive
Established 1919
Endowment $300 million
President David E. Van Zandt
Provost Tim Marshall
Academic staff
2,230
Students 10,186
Undergraduates 6,836
Postgraduates 3,138
212
Other students
2,857 (continuing education)
Location New York City, U.S.
40°44′08.08″N 73°59′49.08″W / 40.7355778°N 73.9969667°W / 40.7355778; -73.9969667
Campus Urban
Colors White, Black, and Parsons Red               
Athletics Unaffiliated, compete against NCAA Division III schools
Nickname Narwhals
Affiliations AACU
Mascot Gnarls the Narwhal
Website www.newschool.edu

The New School is a private research university in Lower Manhattan, New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York educators, and for most of its history, the university was known as The New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University. The university and each of its colleges were renamed in 2005.

The New School established the University in Exile and the École libre des hautes études in 1933 as a graduate division to serve as an academic haven for scholars escaping from Nazi Germany among other adversarial regimes in Europe. In 1934, the University in Exile was chartered by New York State and its name was changed to the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science. In 2005, it adopted what had initially been the name of the whole institution, the New School for Social Research, while the larger institution was renamed The New School.

The New School has launched or housed a range of institutions such as the international research institute World Policy Institute, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, the India China Institute, the Observatory on Latin America, and the Center for New York City Affairs.

Approximately 10,000 students are enrolled in postgraduate and undergraduate degree programs, organized into five schools which teach a variety of disciplines, including social sciences, liberal arts, humanities, architecture, fine arts, design, music, drama, finance, psychology, and public policy.


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