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Stephanie Luce Talks Civil Disobedience, Arrest at PSC Action
All photos via PSC-CUNY.org. On Wednesday, PSC-CUNY members demonstrated in response to 6 years without a contract at CUNY Central Administrative offices, where about 50 people were arrested. Prof. Stephanie Luce, one of many Murphy Institute community members who participated in the action, and one of four who were arrested, talks about her experience below: Q. Why did…
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Faculty, Staff Arrests at PSC Protest
Yesterday’s PSC protest at the offices of CUNY central administration led to the arrest of several dozen CUNY faculty members. Hundreds of CUNY staff and faculty members participated in the protest, held on behalf of the approximately 25,000 faculty and professional staff members who have been working without a contract, and without raises, since 2010.…
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Ruth Milkman: 2016 President of ASA
In August 2015, Murphy Institute Prof. Ruth Milkman became President of the American Sociological Association (ASA). This month’s ASA footnotes features a profile of Prof. Milkman by Sarah Jaffe. Jaffe begins by highlighting Milkman’s commitment to “doing research that speaks to the issues of the day,” explaining: That mindset has led her to crisscross the…
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Program and Development Associate at Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI) is a small, progressive non-profit coordinating the planning and development of a 14-mile bicycle and pedestrian route along Brooklyn’s waterfront. The part-time Program and Development Associate will support the work of BGI’s Development Director, Program Manager and Director of Planning. The position will manage BGI’s donor and volunteer database, provide general…
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