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HonestAds.org Seeks Marketing Associate (P/T, NYC)
HonestAds.org is a non-profit focused on educating the public about the deceptive and emotional aspects of political advertising. We’re currently working on a unique immersive and entertaining exhibit on political advertising at a major museum in Ohio; a book on political nomenclature; an HonestAds-related blog “The Polygraph.” You’ll be in Soho in a flexible environment open…
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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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