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Diversity Scholarship: Spring 2017 Symposium
By Janet Leslie On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the Murphy Institute hosted the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor Spring 2017 Scholar Symposium. Michelle Akyempong, Vice President of Legislation & Political Action for District Council 37, Local 371 attended as this term’s special guest. Since the inception of the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship program,…
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Spring 2017 Union Semester Arrives!
Meet this year’s terrific new Union Semester interns! Priscilla Acuña Mena Priscilla Acuña Mena is a December 2016 graduate eager to begin her post-college life with Union Semester in the hope that it will help her lay a foundation of activist engagement for years to come. She studied Human Biology, which she describes as a…
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What’s Next: A Career Networking Evening (3/8)
On International Women’s Day, this networking event will be an opportunity for Murphy Institute students and alumni to speak with successful women (and men) from a variety of fields in order to help better understand how to improve their careers. Light refreshments will be provided. You will: Practice and Improve your networking skills Find out…
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Welcoming a New Class of Union Semester Students!
Welcome our spring 2016 NY Union Semester class! Andrew Brockwell Born and raised on Long Island, Andrew is a recently graduate of SUNY Old Westbury with a degree in Labor Relations. Ambitious and intelligent, he is joining the Union Semester program to gain insight and experience in working for a union and learn how, as…
