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Information Session
SLU @ Challenge Charter
September 14, 2021
slu.cuny.edu 25 W. 43rd Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036
DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE In Fall 2018, the Murphy Institute became the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies – the newest school and 25th college within CUNY! We are a vibrant community of intellectuals, activists, and professionals committed to access to education, social justice, and diversity at all levels.
Meeting the moment:
SLU’s outspoken faculty publish about
•Read “It Didn’t Have to Be Like This” and “Vietnam, Public Health and
COViD19, Systemic Racism, the 2020 election, COVID-19” by Professor Stephanie Luce.
and their effect on workers and communities •Read “Pandemics Can Mean Strike Waves,” by Professor Joshua Freeman
•Listen to Distinguished Professor Ruth Milkman on NPR about how the
pandemic is hurting some industries and benefiting others.
•Read “If this is war, here’s what to do” by Distinguished Professor Joshua
Freeman and Marc Kagan
•And more from Marc Kagan in “Essential Workers are Dying from COVID-
19ʺ
•Read “Wealth Tax is Essential for Economic Recovery” by
Professor Stephen Brier and Michael Fabricant in Crains New York.
•Read “Will COVID-19 Be Our Triangle Fire?” by David Unger in LaborNotes.
•Read “The Coronavirus Crisis Exposes How Fragile Capitalism Already Was”
by Professor Stephanie Luce.
•Read “The Case for a Rent Moratorium,” a New York Times op-ed co-
authored by Professor Jake Carlson.
•Read “Grocery Store Workers Win Hazard Pay” by Marianne (LeNabat)
Garneau
•Listen to Richard Blum, M.A. Labor Studies 2015 and an attorney with the
Legal Aid Society’s Employment Law Unit, on WNYC
discussing unemployment aid and issues and the CARES Act legislation.
•Distinguished Lecturer Deepak Bhargava is quoted in “A Philanthropic
Stimulus Plan for Progressive Nonprofits” about the necessity of expanding
the social safety net during economic downturns.
•Read more from Deepak Bhargava and collaborators in From Resistance to
Governing and Three Truths and a Lie: A Version for Organizers published
in The Nation.
Our two academic pillars
Urban Studies: a social science that
Labor Studies: combining history, law,
applies the lenses of sociology,
political science, and organizational
anthropology, political science,
theory, study how workers and their
history, and economics to the Urban
organizations navigate the workplace
environment, its people, and public
and society with power.
policies
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Our Offerings at SLU
Degree Programs
Ø Bachelor’s Degree in Urban and
Community Studies
Ø Master’s Degree in Urban Studies
Ø Master’s Degree in Labor Studies
Our Offerings at SLU Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs Ø Public Administration and Public Policy Ø Health Care Policy and Administration Ø Community Leadership Ø Labor Studies Ø Labor Relations Ø Workplace Democracy and Community Ownership
Ø Certificate in
Community Program
Leadership
Offerings @
Ø Certificate in Labor
Challenge
Relations Charter
CC
All of our certificates are also
pathways to advanced degrees!
BA in URBAN
UNDERGRAD STUDIES
CERTIFICATES
(WITH ENTRY
(4 CLASSES - 16 REQUIREMENTS
CREDITS) FULFILLED – 120
CREDITS)
GRADUATE MA in URBAN or
CERTIFICATES LABOR STUDIES
(4 CLASSES - 12 (30 total credits…
CREDITS) Almost Halfway There!)
How SLU Supports Students Ø Student Wellness Center Ø Career Services Center Ø Writing Center, including 1-to-1 tutoring Ø Adult-friendly academic advisement Ø Support with transferring credits Ø Tuition assistance scholarships Ø Additional assistance in obtaining financial aid
Why choose SLU?
Public Higher Education for NYC’s Public Sector Workers!
Ø Convenient Mid-Manhattan location
Ø Evening classes that meet once/week
Ø World class faculty of scholars and
practitioners
Ø Centered around adult learners
Ø Intellectual, professional, and activist
community
Ø Affordable CUNY tuitionNON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS/ RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS/ CIVIC & SOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATION INDUSTRY
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
Graduates
Government Agencies 37%
LAW
Healthcare Industry 18%
Education 11%
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION/ AGENCIES
Non-Profit Organization 10%
Law 10%
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY /
Others 14% COMMERCIAL BANKING
HUMAN RESOURCES
INTERNETCUNY Tuition and Fees
Additional Application and other CUNY fees are found online at www.slu.cuny.edu .
Student Type: New York State Residents Out-of-State Residents,
International Students
Bachelors Degree and Undergraduate Certificates
Part-time $305 / credit $620 / credit
Full-time (min 12 credits) $3,465 / semester $620 / credit
Master’s Degrees and Advanced Certificate
Part-time $470 / credit $855 / credit
Full-time (min 12 credits) $5,545 / semester $855 / credit
Please note that tuition and fees are subject to change without notice pursuant to City
University Board of Trustee resolutionSpecial Scholarship for Spring 2022
• A limited number of tuition
scholarships are available for
students enrolled in SLU’s
certificate programs @
Challenge Charter locationScholarships and Financial Aid q The Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor Program: The Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor is dedicated to the purpose of fostering diverse leadership in the labor movement and in the academic discipline of labor studies. Graduate students can win up to $30,000. The Undergraduate award is up to $20,000 q Adult Learner Scholarship: Provides support of up to $3,000 per semester for new, non-traditional, or returning students. Applicants should be passionate about economic and social justice, public policy, workforce development, or philanthropy q SLU Tuition Scholarship: Full and part- time students enrolled in a degree or certificate program are eligible. New and continuing students are awarded up to $1,750 per semester
The Application Process – Undergraduate Spring 2022 Application Deadline: December 15, 2021 Fall 2022 Application Deadline: July 1, 2022 qCreate a CUNY application account CUNY Freshman or Transfer Application qComplete online application qSelect CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies qUpload Personal Statement Essay – 250 words qOfficial Transcripts from HS and/or College q$65 - 70 application fee Fee is waived for the following: *Current CUNY student *Veterans/members of the United States Military, application fee waiver
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