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Prof. Sofya Aptekar’s Recent Publications
Prof. Sofya Aptekar recently joined SLU after spending six years teaching in sociology and critical ethnic and community studies at UMass Boston. And she's had a busy summer publishing articles and presenting papers. Here's some of what she's been up to:
- An op-ed with Shannon Gleeson in In These Times entitled “All Undocumented Immigrants … Continue Reading ››
Prof. Freeman on Teaching During the Pandemic
Beloved Prof. Josh Freeman ended his teaching career with a labor history course for masters-level students at SLU during a semester unlike any he'd experienced before. Prof. Freeman reflected on his experience teaching — and saying goodbye to teaching — during a global pandemic in a recent post on Tropics of … Continue Reading ››
Profs. Fox Piven and Bhargava on the Presidential Elections in the Intercept
The upcoming presidential elections could present a great test of American institutions. If the sitting US president loses the election and refuses to concede power — well, what happens? And how might he go about trying to pull it off? SLU professors Frances Fox Piven and Deepak Barghava tackled these questions in … Continue Reading ››
Marketplace Features Prof. Milkman On Organizing During a Recession
The conventional wisdom states that recessions are terrible times to organize. During the Great Recession, union membership continued to decline, while public approval of unions reached a low. But, in a recent piece on APM's Marketplace, Prof. Ruth Milkman explained that there's an exception to this rule: But in this recession, we’ve Continue Reading ››
SLU Student Spotlight: Sima Petilli, LEAP to Teacher
Sima Petilli, a special-needs educator and participant in SLU's LEAP-to-Teacher program who recently earned her master’s degree at Lehman College, was not going to let anything stand in her way of becoming a certified teacher – not even the sudden, mid-semester transition to working, studying, and full-time parenting from home in … Continue Reading ››
