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  • SLU Announces Two New Faculty Members

    SLU Announces Two New Faculty Members

    Dean Gregory Mantsios is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of the SLU faculty: Joel Suarez, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, and Samir Sonti, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies. Joel Suarez is coming to SLU from the University of Texas at Austin, where he is a Visiting Scholar in the African and African Diaspora…

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  • The Murphy Institute Welcomes New Staff

    As the Murphy Institute prepares for the fall 2018 semester—our first as the CUNY School for Labor an Urban Studies—we are very pleased to announce four new appointments that will add luster to our already exceptional faculty and staff. Basil Smikle and James Steele have been appointed to our full-time faculty as Distinguished Lecturers in Politics…

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  • New Labor Forum Highlights: Feb. 5th, 2018

    New Labor Forum Highlights: Feb. 5th, 2018

    The New Labor Forum has a bi-weekly 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. The neoliberal trend that has corporatized higher education and made of it a brave new world of contingent faculty labor has…

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  • New Video: Education at Murphy

    “I think Murphy is a special place…in that it’s not just working at a school. It’s not just working at an institute. It’s a political and intellectual project engaged in [a] struggle to make NYC a better place.” – Murphy Prof. Kafui Attoh We’re proud of the educational experience our students get at Murphy. Watch Murphy…

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