Student Work
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Capstones: Labor Studies Students Share Work, Reflections
Congratulations to our Fall 2015 Capstone students in the Labor Studies MA program! With the guidance of Professor Michael Murphy (connecting from Washington DC), our MA candidates engaged the audience in great conversations about their research topics. Richard Gorgoglione: “The WPA and the Transformation of Staten Island” This research project explores how the WPA contributed to…
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NYCHA, Representation & Service Provision: A Student’s Perspective
Featured photo via Urban Upbound By Paula Bonfatti For the past three months, I have interned in the research department of Urban Upbound, a nonprofit organization that provides services to public housing residents in Queens, New York. Urban Upbound supplies this community with tools and resources needed to achieve economic mobility and self-sufficiency; their vision…
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#MovementEquality
By Tamara Robinson I consider myself an ally to my LGBTQ brothers and sisters, and I am damn proud of it. This can make me less proud of the labor movement I am so committed to due to its tendency to overlook the experiences of gay, lesbian, trans, queer, bi-sexual, gender questioning, and otherwise unconventionally-sexed individuals…
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Community Organizing with WE ACT
Last fall, the Murphy Institute launched a B.A. in Urban and Community Studies. The program focuses on public policy, the delivery of services, and improving the quality of life for communities and working-class populations. Students in the program use methods and perspectives from sociology, economics, political science, history, and anthropology to analyze the conditions of…
