The real Mother’s Day present is ending forced family separation - says working Filipino mothers who labor as domestic workers in the US while their children are in the Philippines.
Image courtesy of Damayan Migrant Workers Association
Category Archives: Student Work
SLU Urban Studies student Natalie Cassar explores social problems in New York City’s housing market
In SLU’s Urban Studies undergraduate program, students deepen and explore their interests in social, economic, and political issues affecting city residents. Students in URB 340: Contemporary Urban Social Problems with Professor Sofya Aptekar helped select which social problems they would study together as a class, then … Continue Reading ›› Locke’d Out
Written by: Alvin Baugh In my first semester at the School of Labor and Urban Studies I was asked to read some writings by John Locke, a philosopher whose ideas are fundamental to the founding of the United States. As I read Locke, I saw an intersection between his ideas and my own life. Whether knowingly … Continue Reading ››
Master of Arts in Labor Studies Capstone Presentations
On Monday, MA students in Labor Studies presented their capstone projects on a wide array of subjects. Pictured above are, from left to right, Prof. Maria Figueroa, Rachel Feldman, Crystal Garcia, Mark Thornton, Natasha Yee, Robert Master, Norma Heyward & Mark Casner. Congratulations, students!
PROJECTS
Mark Casner: Ageism in New York? Evaluating the Effectiveness of … Continue Reading ››
Union Semester Student Bailey Miller Wins Labor Journalism Contest
Each year, the Metro New York Labor Journalism Council gives out awards for student labor journalism. And this year, the winner for written article was SLU student Bailey Miller, who wrote about “body shops,” labor-leasing companies that exploit formerly incarcerated workers, and which are … Continue Reading ›› 
Sweden’s School Choice Disaster
By Dyckman Welcome
Data suggests that public education is most effective when parents, teachers, students and school administrators collaborate to focus on the individual needs of a child. A one-size-fits-all model of educating and measuring student achievement works well for some children, but leaves others desperately seeking public education alternatives.
One … Continue Reading ››
