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The New School for Social Research in New York City was similar to the folk schools and the labor colleges in that it emphasized social reform and academic freedom. Less directly tied to the labor movement, it distinguished itself as a more traditional research institution. Founded in 1917 by liberal academics angered over the censorship and intellectual conformity imposed on American universities during World War I, the New School became notable for its combination of experimental pedagogy and high academic standards and for its embrace of adult education and modern art. In 1933 the New School added a self-governing research institute known as the University in Exile, which became an American refuge for intellectuals and academics who had fled Nazism in Europe. New School head Alvin Johnson brought an extraordinary array of talent to New York: economists Gerhard Colm, Karl Brandt, Emil Lederer, and Eduard...
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