Dear students,

Please see below for information on a paid internship offered through CUNY's Murphy Institute.The New York Union Semester is a mentored, paid internship for college graduates and undergraduates, at a union or worker organization.
It is a great opportunity for students interested in labor studies, US history, and social justice.

Best,
Prof. Bregoli

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From: The Joseph S. Murphy Institute <laurie.kellogg@mail.cuny.edu>
Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 2:40 PM
Subject: Worker’s Rights: Scholarships, Paid Internships for students!
To: Francesca <francesca.bregoli@qc.cuny.edu>


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Dear Colleagues, Friends, and Faculty,

Are any of your students interested in social change and economic justice?   
A paid internship with a worker organization, or a scholarship to pursue an MA in Labor Studies?
 
At CUNY’s Murphy Institute, we offer two unique programs that provide students tools for leadership, scholarship, and advocacy. The Masters of Arts Degree in Labor Studies is ideal for those interested in labor and community organizing, law, government or non-profits, or academia. Students examine the debates and challenges affecting working people and unions. We offer:
  • Evening classes in midtown Manhattan; Internships.
  • Affordable tuition; Scholarship opportunities.
  • A world-class faculty: Ruth Milkman, Joshua Freeman, Stephanie Luce, Ed Ott; and consortial faculty Stanley Aronowitz, Frances Fox Piven, Stephen Brier.
  • Dynamic classes on organizing, immigration and labor, research methods, history, labor law, bargaining, comparative labor movements, globalization, special topics (worker coops, labor and climate change, media and journalism) and more.
New York Union Semester is a mentored internship for college graduates and undergraduates, at a union or worker organization. All interns take 4 labor studies courses and receive:
  • A weekly stipend, in-state tuition rates and a scholarship.
  • Credits for labor studies courses; an unlimited Metro Card.
Scholarships:
  • The “Diversity Scholarship” aims to increase diversity in the labor movement and in the field of Labor Studies. This competitive scholarship is for the MA in Labor Studies or BA in Urban and Community Studies. Deadline: March 31, 2015.
  • Student activists: If you plan a career in worker/labor rights, and can complete a special scholarship application by Nov. 10, AND you intend to apply for the MA in Labor Studies … please contact Laurie.kellogg@mail.cuny.edu for scholarship information.
Please help spread the word!   
Announce the programs, invite us to speak to students, and post attached flyer.
Forward to contacts and listservs for faculty, students and activists.

Refer interested students to:
Faculty, please print out our flyer, pass it out, and hang it on bulletin boards!
 
 
Thank you for your assistance.
 
All the best,
 
Penny Lewis
Academic Director for Labor Studies
Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education & Labor Studies, CUNY
 
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Francesca Bregoli
Assistant Professor
History Department -- Powdermaker Hall 352YY
History Club/Phi Alpha Theta/Internships Faculty Advisor
Queens College of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367




--
Francesca Bregoli
Assistant Professor
History Department -- Powdermaker Hall 352YY
History Club/Phi Alpha Theta/Internships Faculty Advisor
Queens College of the City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367
tel. 718-997-5410