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Former name | The Joseph S. Murphy Institute |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 2018 (2018) |
| Founder | Gregory Mantsios |
Parent institution | City University of New York |
| Dean | Gregory Mantsios |
| Address | 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor ,,NY ,10036 ,USA 40°45′18″N73°58′55″W / 40.754894°N 73.981856°W /40.754894; -73.981856 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | slu |
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TheCUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (also known asCUNYSLU) is a public undergraduate, graduate, and professional school inNew York City associated with theCity University of New York system. Founded in 2018 as an outgrowth of theJoseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, the Murphy Institute is now one of incorporated programs at the School of Labor and Urban Studies, which provides undergraduate and graduate degrees in Labor Studies and Urban Studies, as well as certificate programs andworkforce development for members of labor unions.[1] It publishes the journalNew Labor Forum.
The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies was established in 2018 as an outgrowth of theJoseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, otherwise known as The Murphy Institute. The Murphy Institute was first established in 1984 atQueens College in collaboration with three New York City labor unions for the purposes of providing worker education to labor union members.[1] In 2005, the Murphy Institute was incorporated into theCUNY School of Professional Studies, expanding to provide undergraduate and graduate degrees.[2]
Though New York labor unions had been petitioning for the Murphy Institute to become its own stand-alone school since 2012, when the New York StateAFL–CIO passed a resolution endorsing the proposal, it was only until GovernorAndrew Cuomo added $1.5 million to the state budget in 2018 that funding was available.[3]
Among the faculty include:[4][5]