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Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor Virtual Celebration (6/10)
REGISTER HERE Join us for The 8th annual Diversity in Labor Scholarship Awards Celebration! This year’s virtual event will take place tonight, June 10 from 5pm to 6pm. We will introduce our newest Diversity Scholarship recipients and recognize this year’s Rising Leader honorees. Our special guest speaker for the evening is New York City Public…
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Virtual Event: Fighting for CUNY/Rebuilding NYC (6/11)
Thursday, June 11 * 10 AM to 11:30 AM PLEASE NOTE: The ZOOM link will be sent to registrants the day before the event. REGISTER HERE A Zoom forum on past, present and future efforts and struggles to save CUNY as a working-class institution that embodies the best of our city’s hopes and aspirations for…
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New Labor Forum Highlights: June 2020
The New Labor Forum has a monthly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights from the latest edition below. In his introduction to Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter, the poet Martin Espada writes: “I see the…
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SLU Announces 2020 Diversity Scholarship Recipients
The Joseph S. Murphy Diversity Scholarships are dedicated to fostering diverse leadership in the labor movement and in the academic discipline of labor studies. Each year, SLU’s diversity scholarship program awards full tuition plus additional funds up to $30,000 for graduate students, and up to $20,000 for undergraduate students. This year, seven remarkable women of…
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