Organization

The IPK has a core administrative unit comprised of the Director, Eric Klinenberg; the Assistant Director, Sam Carter; and the Administrator, Jessica Coffey.

The Institute selects and develops topics for consideration and discussion in an effort to bring together academics, social researchers, and organizational leaders around issues of public concern. To further these investigations, the Institute forms working groups, which include organizational representatives, graduate students, faculty, and IPK Visiting Scholars from various organizations and academic institutions who share interest in IPK's topics and concerns.

Joining IPK

The Institute for Public Knowledge selects visiting scholars from around the world based on the congruence of their research interests with IPK's current direction. Our graduate scholars are chosen from within the NYU population.

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Mission Statement

The Institute for Public Knowledge (IPK) brings theoretically serious scholarship to bear on major public issues. Located at NYU, it nurtures collaboration among social researchers in New York and around the world. It builds bridges between university-based researchers and organizations pursuing practical action. It supports communication between researchers and broader publics. And it examines transformations in the public sphere, social science, and the university as a social institution as these change the conditions for public knowledge.