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Calling All Applicants: 2018 Diversity Scholarship
To be eligible for the Diversity Scholarship, you must apply to and be accepted into the MA in Labor Studies, or the BA in Urban and Community Studies, labor concentration. MA or BA application deadlines: 11:59 pm, February 20th, 2018 For information about the MA and BA programs and applications, please contact: Graduate applicants contact Laurie…
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Murphy Institute Featured in the Positive Community
Last week, The Positive Community featured an article about the Murphy Institute by Henry A. Garrido, Executive Director of District Council37, AFCME, who also serves as a Murphy Institute Advisory Board member. It begins: There is a hidden gem of higher education opportunity in mid-Manhattan called the Murphy Institute for Worker Education. The Institute, part of…
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Event: Divided Results: Voting and Partisan Gerrymandering (9/15)
Update: missed the event and want to watch it online? Catch the video here. Friday, September 15 8:30am-10:30am Murphy Institute, 18 Floor RSVP: https://the-politics-of-voting.eventbrite.com In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Gill v. Whitford, this panel will explore the history of gerrymandering and the effects of recent changes in technology, data mining, and dark money,…
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Announcing: JSMI Fall 2017 Public Programming Season
Each season, the Murphy Institute brings incisive public programming about the political and social issues facing our city, our country and our world. This fall, we’re going deep on our democracy, our history and ourselves, exploring where we’ve been and where we might go from here. We begin this season with debate and strategic thinking…