Urban Studies Master’s student Dani Lopez is a co-founder of Lulo, a free app that makes grocery shopping with WIC benefits much easier: You can see exactly which products are covered. Dani takes a professional interest in making bureaucracies more efficient — and her own family used WIC when she was a baby. “It’s kind of like all my life has brought me here,” she said. Read more
This spring, Community Semester student Elee Ballinger is interning at The Center for LGBTQ Studies at CUNY’s Graduate Center and taking four Urban Studies courses at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. It’s a holistic way for this queer California native to deepen her understanding of New York City as well as queer history, activism and politics. Read more.
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On May 8 and 9, CUNY SLU hosted a two-day conference examining the fight for democracy and workers’ rights amid rising authoritarianism. Labor leaders, organizers, and activists engaged in panels and workshops that addressed urgent threats while advancing grassroots power. If you missed any part of the event, we invite you to catch up on the conversation. Watch now.
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