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A Survey of Community and Labor Perspectives in the Wake of the Eric Garner Case
By Donald LaHuffman Produced for “Labor and Media Studies” with Prof. Ari Paul, Fall 2014 The United States recently exploded in protest around the country as citizens mobilized to show displeasure at the Staten Island Jury findings. The jurors decided not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner. Pantaleo had allegedly
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What does it mean for public education, CUNY, and the city when top immigrant and minority students can’t get into our best schools?
Editor’s Note (4.13.15): The original article from the Atlantic has been significantly revised due to framing and factual errors regarding acceptance and enrollment trends. You can read the latest response from Jay Hershenson, Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Secretary of the Board of Trustees at CUNY, here. In “When Being a Valedictorian Isn’t
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Introducing Spring 2015 NY Union Semester Students
As we start off the new year, we welcome a new Union Semester class! Before we all meet in person next week, we wanted to share a sneak preview! Introducing the Spring 2015 class…. For information on joining the class of fall 2015, find us at www.unionsemester.org. Rebekah Williams, NY Rebekah Williams is nineteen years old, and a
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Murphy Alum Featured in Public Employee Press
This past summer, Tracye Hawthorne, graduate of Murphy’s Cornell/CUNY Labor Relations Certificate Program, was featured in DC37’s Public Employee Press. The article, entitled The Making of an Activist, describes Hawthorne’s journey to becoming shop steward at Clerical-Administrative Employees Local 1549. From the profile, by Gregory N. Heires: Arkansas – (a “right-to-work” for less state that prohibits
