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Spotlight On: SLU Urban Studies Student Bibi Braide
Bibi Braide (M.A. Urban Studies Program) is a natural-born leader. Just ask her. “I am good with people,” she admits. “When I speak, people tend to listen.” Asked how she acquired that skill, she replied, “It’s just a part of me. When you work with people, you have to see the world through their eyes…
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SLU Alum Liam Lynch Fights for Worker Safety During Pandemic
Liam Lynch (M.A. Labor Studies 2015) is on the front lines of the COVID-19 response. Not in a hospital, but in a classroom. Not wielding a stethoscope and a thermometer, but a Powerpoint presentation and the law. Liam works as a Safety & Health Specialist with the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health…
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SLU Students In Action: Brian’s Story
By Brian Fleurantin, M.A. in Urban Studies Program For the past year, I’ve been working as a Care Manager at Housing Works. In that time, I’ve worked with various clients across New York City assisting them with finding housing, access benefits, etc. It’s rewarding, yet challenging work. Beyond the daily challenges of work, various conditions…
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Union Semester Success Story: Brittany Anderson
How do you create a labor organizer? SLU’s Union Semester program is a good place to start. Just ask Brittany Anderson. Brittany suspected early on that the American Dream wasn’t real for most working people. Raised in rural Minnesota by a single mom who worked multiple jobs, income inequality wasn’t a theoretical concept, it was…
