Dear Friends of the Brooklyn Institute, 2020 has been a year of hardship. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the ongoing epidemic of police violence, economic turmoil, and political instability, this year has brought the structural inequalities of the world into sharp relief. But each of these interlinking crises has also generated a response that underscores […]

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, a non-profit teaching and research institute offering critical education in the humanities and social sciences, is hiring a full-time administrative assistant. The administrative assistant will work primarily with BISR’s Program Director and Operations Director on tasks including, but not limited to: Liaising with commercial and institutional partners Helping manage and […]

Dear Students, Alumni, and Friends, Like many universities and colleges, BISR has moved all of our courses online as of this week. And, like other major cultural institutions, from the MET to the Guggenheim to the New York Philharmonic, we are cancelling events for at least the next month. However, unlike universities or major institutions, […]

In view of the ongoing public health crisis, BISR, like other colleges, universities, and educational institutions, has made the decision to hold all currently running courses online. While face-to-face learning is indeed a core part of BISR pedagogy, public health considerations, particularly a respect for the vulnerabilities of the elderly and immunocompromised, dictates reverting, for […]

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research is hiring for two full-time faculty positions: in 1) Economics and Political Economy and 2) Political Science. Economics and Political Economy Brooklyn Institute for Social Research invites applications for a full-time position in Economics and Political Economy.  The successful candidate will potentially teach courses in political economy, heterodox economics, macroeconomics, […]

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research mourns the death of David Landes—a student, early supporter, and eventual BISR board member. David began his relationship with BISR in a 2014 Kant course. Over the next five years, he continued to learn with us in classes even as he simultaneously contributed his time and expertise to BISR as […]

The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research (BISR), a non-profit critical education and research institute which integrates rigorous but accessible scholarly study with the everyday lives of working adults and re-imagines scholarship for the 21st century, seeks scholars who are interested in joining our faculty to teach and design rigorous seminar-style courses for adult students in […]

The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, a non-profit critical education and research institute which integrates rigorous but accessible scholarly study with the everyday lives of working adults and re-imagines scholarship for the twenty-first century, seeks scholars who are interested in joining our Michigan faculty to teach and design rigorous seminar-style courses for adult students. We […]

BISR Philadelphia is looking for volunteers! Volunteering for BISR may involve assisting at public events, distributing flyers, or providing technical help. We welcome volunteers with a wide array of skills. Volunteers may take one Brooklyn Institute course per year free of charge. If interested, please email theodra@thebrooklyninstitute.com (subject line: “Volunteering”) with a paragraph or two […]