Master of Arts degree in Labor Studies at the CUNY School of Professional Studies· Earn a professional degree to enhance career opportunities in Labor, HR,
· Develop a deeper understanding of work, workers, and workers’ organizations
in a global society.
· Become a more effective advocate for labor rights, human rights, andsocial justice.
· Study with world-class faculty and outstanding practitioners in the field.
· Obtain professional experience through exciting internship opportunities
Fall 2010 Open House Dates
October 26 and December 2, 2010
RSVP: Laurie Kellogg (212) 642- 2055
About the M.A. in Labor Studies
Brief Faculty Biographies for the M.A. in Labor Studies Program
Full Time Faculty
Dr. Ruth Milkman, a renowned Professor of Sociology, comes to JSMI from the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UCLA. She is an expert on women and immigrant workers, and contemporary unionism, and is the author of many books including L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement.
Dr. Joshua Freeman is an award-winning teacher and author of the acclaimed book Working Class New York. He serves as consulting editor for New Labor Forum, and is the Executive Officer and a Professor in the doctoral program in History at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Dr. Stephanie Luce has gained widespread recognition for her work on Living Wage campaigns as well as the effects of globalization on jobs and workers. She comes to JSMI from UMass, Amherst, where she was an Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Labor Center.
Dr. Penny Lewis, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, is an award-winning teacher who has taught at CUNY schools, Brown, and Barnard. Her areas of scholarship include social movements, social class and the contemporary labor movement.
James Steele, Distinguished Lecturer, is a highly regarded political analyst with expertise in labor and politics. He has served as Special Assistant to Congressman Gregory Meeks and was the Program Director for the Council of Black Elected Democrats.
Ed Ott, Distinguished Lecturer is the former Director of the NYC Central Labor Council. Ed has over 40 years of experience in the labor movement and has played a major role in shaping politics and policy in New York, as well as key legislation, such as the Living Wage bill.
Consortial Faculty
(Faculty from CUNY divisions teaching in the Labor Studies program)
Dr. Stanley Aronowitz is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate School, and Director of CUNY’s Center for the Study of Culture, Technology and Work. He is the author of 23 books, including Working Class Hero and From the Ashes of the Old: American Labor and America’s Future.
Dr. Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, is a prominent scholar and activist whose work focuses on social policy and the social welfare system. She is the author of many groundbreaking books and articles, including Regulating the Poor.
Dr. Stephen Brier is a Professor of Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center and an expert in the use of new media and technology. He cofounded and was the Executive Director of The American Social History Project, and co-authored their widely used text, Who Built America?
The Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies was established in collaboration with New York City labor unions and the City University of New York.
The Institute offers educational opportunities to union members and serves as an academic resource on issues of concern to the labor movement. The Institute includes The Center for Worker Education and the Center for Community, Labor and Policy Studies.
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