coronavirus
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SLU Instructor Jacob Carlson Advocates for Rent Moratorium in NYTimes
Economic pressures of coronavirus bearing down increasingly on people living in the United States. Unemployment has skyrocketed. And rents are due. In a NYTimes opinion column today, SLU Urban Studies instructor H. Jacob Carlson, along with NYU’s Gianpaolo Baiocchi, argued that the moment demands nothing short of a rent moratorium: We need Congress to enact…
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Student Continuity & Distance Learning Updates
During this very difficult period, SLU is guided by two principles: First and foremost, we are dedicated to the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff. We are doing everything we can to mitigate the impact of the current public health crisis on our School community. Second, we are committed to maintaining the…
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Prof. Deepak Bhargava on Nonprofits in the Time of Coronavirus
Writing in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, three writers grappled with a thorny question: what happens to nonprofits under the conditions of economic contraction sure to result from the coronavirus? Democracy Alliance president Gara LaMarche, Progressive Multiplier Fund executive director Philip Radford and Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University ED Sonal Shah…
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SLU Newsflash: All SLU Public Events Currently On Hold
Due to public safety measures related to the Coronavirus, all in-person events at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) have been suspended through at least April 19, 2020. Planning is underway to hold some upcoming programs – including Organizing 2.0 – as live-streamed web conferences, with all speakers and attendees participating remotely. Please stay tuned for further…
