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Center for Family Life Seeks Cooperative Development Assistant (Brooklyn, NY)
Cooperative Development Support: Coordinate and complete data entry to comply with progress reports and grant reports for private foundations and public funds Collaborate with the Cooperative Developers in training and meeting preparation. Covering Front Desk: Covering the front desk of the Adult Employment and Cooperative Development Program in the absence of the receptionist. Greeting clients
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Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement Districts Seeks Part-Time Planning and Event Associate (Brooklyn, NY)
The Pitkin Avenue BID is seeking part time assistance to help with its urban planning initiatives and event coordination. The Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is comprised of 16 blocks of Pitkin Avenue between Howard Avenue and Mother Gaston Blvd and extending along Rockaway Blvd between Glenmore and Belmont Avenues. The BID delivers services to our many
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Prof. Steve Brier Publishes Book on Austerity and Public Education
We are please to announce the recent publication of a new book from Murphy Institute consortial faculty member Prof. Steve Brier, Austerity Blues: Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Co-authored with Michael Fabricant, Austerity Blues examines the social consequences of disinvestment in public higher education, particularly its effects on
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Community College Faculty Strike, Win Contract
This week, Labor Notes published an article by Union Semester alum Michael McCown, who served as staff organizer for AFT 2121’s recently contract campaign and strike. That article, outlining the campaign strategy and how it unfolded, is re-posted below with permission. See the original article at Labor Notes. By Michael McCown For the first time
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