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Introducing Fall 2015 NY Union Semester Students
The Fall semester is upon us, and we’re gearing up to welcome yet another Union Semester cohort! Introducing the Fall 2015 class…. For information on joining the class of Spring 2016, find us at www.unionsemester.org. Siddika Degia Originally from India, Siddika has lived in New York City since the age of seven. She is a junior at Sarah Lawrence
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Creative Arts Night Panel Presentation: Dr. Randall Horton
On June 12th, 2015, the Murphy Institute Blog Arts & Culture Editors hosted the first ever Creative Arts Night at the Murphy Institute. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0hnT4fsEM&w=560&h=315] In this video clip, Dr. Randall Horton, Assistant Professor of New Haven College of Arts and Science, explores how his writing life as a poet began during his commuted sentence in
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From Fast Food to Nonprofits: $15/hr in NYS
As New York State moves towards a $15/hr wage floor for fast food workers, some are asking: are fast food workers enough? In City & State this week, James Parrott and Jennifer Jones-Austin (Opinion: The Importance of a $15 Wage Floor for New York’s Nonprofits) argue for a wage increase for “[t]he 250,000 workers in
