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Due to the impending blizzard, the SLU campus will operate fully remotely on Monday, February 23, 2026. All classes and administrative operations will be conducted remotely, and all on-campus events are canceled.

You can count on New Yorkers to express a full spectrum of feelings about the many diverse neighborhoods they call home. For Bronx residents, though, there’s something specific and shared about how they relate to their slice of NYC. Something earnest and unpretentious. What is it?

The first time that Assistant Professor of Labor Studies Cameron Black set foot in New York City was when he moved across the country to join the SLU faculty for the 2023-2024 academic year.

January 26, 2025 Dear SLU Community, The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies will resume regular on-campus operations and in-person classes on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Administrative offices, campus services, and all in-person classes will resume as scheduled. Please allow for extra travel time when planning your commute and use caution when traveling to […]

January 25, 2025 ———————————— Update: Return to In-Person Instruction and Campus Operations, Tues. Jan. 27, 2026 ———————————— Dear SLU Community, Due to severe winter weather conditions, the SLU campus will operate fully remotely on Monday, January 26, 2026. All classes and administrative operations will be conducted remotely, and all on-campus events are canceled. We anticipate […]

A garbage innovator and a budding journalist: Joshua Goodman and Paige Oamek are both SLU graduates who were spotlighted recently in CUNY’s second annual 50 Under 50 Alumni Awards.

For some of SLU’s experiential learners, this fall’s internship was the first time they ever used an office phone. For others, it was their first time in an office, period.

SLU served as a vital academic hub and practical “laboratory” for scholars and students to engage in critical teaching and research over the past year.

Two major labor movement summer schools will be held at SLU in summer 2026—one as a new permanent program and the other as a cyclical hosting event.

A drivers’ advocate and former taxi driver, SLU student Mohammad “Tipu” Sultan has been named one of “The 2025 Unsung Heroes” by City & State New York. Sultan is a Labor Studies bachelor’s student and recent recipient of SLU’s Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor.