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From: "unionsemester@sps.cuny.edu" <unionsemester@sps.cuny.edu>
To: unionsemester@sps.cuny.edu
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:04 PM
Subject: Internships, Labor Studies, Social Justice!

 

April, 2013

 

Dear Faculty, Colleagues, and Friends

 

Are any of your students interested in workers’ rights and social justice?  

 

At CUNY’s Murphy Institute, we offer two unique programs that provide students tools for leadership, scholarship, and advocacy:  New York Union Semester  and the Masters of Arts Degree in Labor Studies .

 

In the interdisciplinary MA in Labor Studies, students examine the history, debates and challenges affecting working people and unions. It’s an ideal degree for anyone interested in advocacy, non-profits, organizing, worker rights, or graduate studies in labor. We offer:

·         Evening classes in midtown Manhattan;  Internships

·         Affordable tuition, academic resources, and financial aid

NY Union Semester  offers a mentored internship for graduates and undergraduates at a labor union or worker organization, in addition to 4 outstanding classes.  Interns receive:

·         A weekly stipend and unlimited Metro Card

·         In-state tuition rates and a scholarship for 4 labor studies courses

·         12 graduate or 16 undergraduate credits

We would be grateful for your help spreading the word!  Here are a few suggestions:

§  Announce the programs in classes. We have flyers and posters.

§  In the NY area, we can speak at classes;  Open Houses are May 14 & June 12

§  Forward this to your contacts and listservs that reach faculty, students and activists

§  Refer students to: laurie.kellogg@mail.cuny.edu  212-642-2055 and The Murphy Institute website:  www.sps.cuny.edu/institutes/jsmi

Thank you for your assistance.

 

All the best,

 

Stephanie Luce

Acting Academic Director for Labor Studies

Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education & Labor Studies, CUNY