New School for Social Research

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division of The New School educational institution graduate school

The New School for Social Research is a New York City-based graduate institution renowned for its critical, interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences and humanities and its historical ties to European intellectuals.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
New School for Social Research canonical	36
The New School for Social Research	36
The New School	11
New School for Social Research building	1
New School for Social Research building in New York City	1
The New School colleges and schools	1
University in Exile	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T792307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New School for Social Research
Context triple: [Jürgen Habermas, employer, New School for Social Research]

A. Harvard Graduate Center
The Harvard Graduate Center is a modernist academic complex at Harvard University designed by renowned Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius and his firm The Architects Collaborative.
B. Heller School for Social Policy and Management
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management is a graduate school at Brandeis University known for its focus on social policy, social justice, and management in the public and nonprofit sectors.
C. Columbia University
Columbia University is an Ivy League research university renowned for its rigorous academics and influential role in scholarship, journalism, and public affairs.
D. Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University is a renowned graduate school of education, health, and psychology affiliated with Columbia University and recognized as one of the leading institutions for teacher training and educational research.
E. City College of New York
The City College of New York is a public senior college of the City University of New York system, known for its rigorous academics, diverse student body, and historic role in providing accessible higher education.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New School for Social Research
Target entity description: The New School for Social Research is a New York City-based graduate institution renowned for its critical, interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences and humanities and its historical ties to European intellectuals.

A. Harvard Graduate Center
The Harvard Graduate Center is a modernist academic complex at Harvard University designed by renowned Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius and his firm The Architects Collaborative.
B. Heller School for Social Policy and Management
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management is a graduate school at Brandeis University known for its focus on social policy, social justice, and management in the public and nonprofit sectors.
C. Columbia University
Columbia University is an Ivy League research university renowned for its rigorous academics and influential role in scholarship, journalism, and public affairs.
D. Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University is a renowned graduate school of education, health, and psychology affiliated with Columbia University and recognized as one of the leading institutions for teacher training and educational research.
E. City College of New York
The City College of New York is a public senior college of the City University of New York system, known for its rigorous academics, diverse student body, and historic role in providing accessible higher education.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	division of The New School ⓘ educational institution ⓘ graduate school ⓘ
academicDiscipline	anthropology ⓘ creative publishing and critical journalism ⓘ economics ⓘ historical studies ⓘ liberal studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ
affiliation	Association of American Universities (through The New School not as member) ⓘ linked to: Association of American Universities
campus	Greenwich Village ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educationalPhilosophy	critical, interdisciplinary approach to social inquiry ⓘ
focus	humanities ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
formerName	Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science ⓘ University in Exile ⓘ linked to: New School for Social Research
foundedBy	Alvin Johnson ⓘ Charles A. Beard ⓘ James Harvey Robinson ⓘ Thorstein Veblen ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	Frantz Fanon (attended lectures) ⓘ linked to: Frantz Fanon Judith Butler ⓘ Peter Berger ⓘ Robert Heilbroner ⓘ
hasNotableFaculty	Alfred Schütz ⓘ linked to: Alfred Schutz Hannah Arendt ⓘ Hans Jonas ⓘ Jürgen Habermas (visiting) ⓘ linked to: Jürgen Habermas Leo Strauss ⓘ
inception	1919 ⓘ
knownFor	European intellectual traditions ⓘ critical theory ⓘ interdisciplinary social research ⓘ refuge for scholars fleeing fascism ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
motto	To the living spirit ⓘ
offersDegree	Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ
parentOrganization	The New School ⓘ
partOf	The New School ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
website	https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/ ⓘ

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