The Graduate Program in International Affairs was instituted at New School University in 2001 as part of its New School/Adult Division and consisted of two degrees: a 42-credit Master of Arts in International Affairs degree for students entering the field, and a 30-credit Master of Science in International Affairs for students with relevant post-university professional international experience. The Master of Science degree curriculum was a subset of the Master of Arts degree and both programs had the same faculty. The program was designed “to give its students an integrated understanding of global economy, communication media, culture, and politics to prepare them to work on issues of poverty, environmental protection, human rights, and armed conflicts around the world.” The initial director of the program was Michael A. Cohen, who served as an advisor in urban policy to the World Bank prior to joining The New School in 2001.

In 2011, the Graduate Program in International Affairs was merged with the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions, forming The Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy under the newly constituted Schools of Public Engagement within The New School. In 2015, international affairs again split off from Milano to become the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs (SGPIA), under the Schools of Public Engagement of The New School. As of 2024, the SGPIA consists of both the Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees, as well as the nine-week International Field Program of summer study abroad and the United Nations Summer Study program in New York City.

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"About Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy." Newschool.edu. Accessed August 8, 2016. http://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/milano-school-about/.

“International Affairs at The New School.” Graduate Studies, 2004-2005. New School Course Catalogs Collection (NS.05.01.01), New School Archives and Special Collections, The New School, New York, New York.

“Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs.” Newschool.edu. Accessed August 1, 2024. https://www.newschool.edu/international-affairs/.

“Master of Arts in International Affairs/Master of Science in International Affairs.” New School Bulletin, 2001 Fall Vol. 59 No. 1. New School Course Catalogs Collection (NS.05.01.01), New School Archives and Special Collections, The New School, New York, New York.

As of September 2024 Jonathan Bach is interim Dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies and professor in the Global Studies Program at The New School in New York. Bach has taught at The New School since 2002 as professor of Global Studies and faculty affiliate in the Department of Anthropology. He served as the founding chair of the Global Studies Program and associate director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs. Bach held postdoctoral positions at Harvard and Columbia Universities after receiving his PhD in political science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Bach has held visiting positions at Brown and Columbia Universities, the Center for Literature and Cultural Studies in Berlin, and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Studies in Hamburg, and been a visitor at the Humboldt University’s Institute for European Ethnology. He has received grants from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Fulbright, and the National Science Foundation, among others. He is a faculty affiliate at Columbia University’s Center on Organizational Innovation, an Associate Member of the Humboldt University’s Center for Anthropological Research on Museums and Heritage, and a member of the European Studies Council at Yale University. Bach served on the inaugural Executive Committee of the Memory Studies Association and serves on the editorial boards of German Politics and Society and Sociologica.

Source: Bach, Jonathan. "Jonthan Bach: Bio." JonathanBach.info. Accessed August 1, 2024. https://www.jonathanbach.info/bio.