Murphy News
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National Voter Registration Day: Sept. 25th
Tuesday, September 25, is National Voter Registration Day and CUNY is partnering with NYC Votes. National Voter Registration Day seeks to reach voters who haven’t yet registered or updated their registration in the final weeks before the deadline (October 12). All CUNY campuses will be conducting voter registration on this day. We’re excited that SLU will…
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Welcome Letter from SLU Dean Greg Mantsios
Dear Friends of the Murphy Institute and the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies; On this Labor Day weekend, I want to welcome everyone to the new CUNY School for Labor and Urban Studies (SLU). As you may know, the School traces its roots to the Murphy Institute which was re-constituted as a CUNY…
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Event: Is a Democratic Capitalism Possible (9/14)
Friday, Sept 14th, 8:30AM-10:30AM CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10036 RSVP HERE Inequality is accelerating at an alarming rate as corporate political power is expanding and worker rights and protections are shrinking. The hyper concentration of wealth in the hands of a financial elite…
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Congratulations to Spring 2018 Graduates!
On May 30th, the Murphy Institute hosted our spring graduation party. The event was emcee’d by Diana Robinson, who graduated with an MA in Labor Studies, and Racquel Barnes, who graduated with an MA in Urban Studies. Thanks also to MA in Labor Studies graduate, and new father, James Van Nort for his stirring speech.…