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        General Admission Contact
        The New School for Social Research
        Office of Admission

        79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor
        New York, NY 10003
        212.229.5600 or 800.523.5411
        SocialResearchAdmit@newschool.edu

        Admissions Liaison
        Andrew Kuech

        Committee on Historical Studies
        80 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor
        New York, NY 10011
        Tel: 212.229.5100 x3385
        Fax: 212.229.5929

        Chair
        Oz Frankel

        Senior Secretary
        Annie Huaraca

        Student Advisor
        Çagla Orpen

        Historical Studies Student Handbook (PDF)

        Admission

    • Department of Historical Studies: Outcomes

      With a strong interdisciplinary foundation, students from the Historical Studies department use empirical, historical, and ethnographic expertise to rethink the present. Our students are accepted into the most prestigious universities, sought-after companies, and respected institutions in their fields.

      Our master’s alumni have continued their graduate studies in master's and doctoral programs at top universities, including:

      • Harvard University
      • Columbia University
      • Brown University
      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      • New York University
      • University of California, Berkeley
      • Duke University
      • The New School for Social Research

      They have also found employment in the following sectors:

      Nonprofits and NGOs

      • Founder, Edible History
      • Operations manager, Youth Engagement Fund
      • Head of research, The New Historia
      • Co-founder and executive director, Wikitongues
      • Communications officer, Detroit Justice Center

      Media

      • News presenter and producer, KOMPAS TV
      • Founder, In The Beginning
      • Freelance writer and editor
      • Freelance digital strategist and content creator

      Education and Libraries

      • Teacher, New York City Department of Education
      • Assistant teacher, The Churchill School and Center
      • Senior page, New York Public Library

      Legal, Finance, and Business

      • Research paralegal, Kuharski, Levitz & Giovinazzo
      • Editor and communications specialist, Credit Suisse
      • Tax/municipal examiner, DataTrace
      • Founder and league coordinator, S3 Boston Simply Sports Social

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Graduates

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