Murphy News
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Event: Diversity Scholarship Awards & Reception (5/25)
The annual Joseph S. Murphy Diversity in Labor Scholarship, Awards & Reception will take place May 25, 6-8:30pm at the CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall at 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016. Join us as we introduce our 2017 scholarship recipients, who will commence their studies in the 2017-2018 academic year. We’ll also be honoring…
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Event: Immigration Politics in the Trump Era (5/11)
Date: May 11th, 2017 Time: 10am-6pm Location: Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor RSVP HERE Co-sponsored by the Scholars Strategy Network and Murphy Institute This all-day conference will assess the unfolding immigration crisis, highlighting the perspectives of labor unions, worker centers, community organizations, and local government. The Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigration, expand…
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Murphy Student Presses Mayor About Housing Policy
On Monday, the Road to City Hall held a special town hall at the CUNY TV studios on New York and President Trump’s first 100 days featuring Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate Letitia James and others. Current BA in Urban and Community Studies program student Michele Holmes attended and asked a question of the mayor about…
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Diversity Scholarship: Spring 2017 Symposium
By Janet Leslie On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the Murphy Institute hosted the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor Spring 2017 Scholar Symposium. Michelle Akyempong, Vice President of Legislation & Political Action for District Council 37, Local 371 attended as this term’s special guest. Since the inception of the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship program,…
