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CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (CUNY SLU) is a public institution of higher education in New York City within the City University of New York system. The school offers undergraduate and graduate programs centered on labor rights, public service, and social justice, and is organized through the Dean’s Office, the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, the Office of Finance, Administration, and Operations, the Murphy Institute, and the Workers’ Education program.
As a member of the dean’s executive team, the Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff to the Dean is a senior academic administrator who helps lead the school’s multi-unit operations by advancing high-priority institutional goals. Reporting directly to the Dean, this role serves as the Dean’s primary strategic partner and senior advisor, turning institutional priorities into actionable initiatives and overseeing special projects, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and long-term planning.
The position works closely with the school’s Senior Associate Dean, associate and assistant deans, directors, faculty, and staff, and serves on the Dean’s Cabinet. The candidate provides senior-level support for highly visible, complex initiatives and represents the Dean in internal and external settings as needed.
The assistant dean of strategic initiatvies serves as the school’s Title IX Coordinator overseeing SLU’s compliance with Title IX.
The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) seeks a highly qualified candidate for the role of Career Specialist. The Career Specialist is responsible for coordinating and delivering comprehensive career services for SLU students and alumni, with a focus on career advising for social justice opportunities, program development, employer engagement, outcomes tracking, and cross-campus collaboration to expand career resources and outcomes for students and alumni. The role involves developing relationships with social justice–oriented employers, including unions, community organizations, non-profits, and advocacy organizations to create employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities for SLU students and alumni. The Career Specialist is central to SLU’s efforts to develop and connect diverse leaders for social change who can develop and implement visionary solutions to the challenges of the 21st century.
The School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) Worker Education program partners with unions, community-based organizations, employers, and other CUNY units to provide academic and administrative support to union workers, working adults, and nontraditional students. The program helps participants earn degrees or certificates within CUNY, strengthen their skills, and improve career opportunities.
LEAP to Teacher (LTT), one of SLU’s Worker Education initiatives, is a collaborative program between SLU and several CUNY colleges. LTT offers free, specialized support services to school and daycare workers pursuing higher education and advancing careers in teaching or other fields. LTT services are currently available at eight CUNY campuses: Bronx Community College (BCC), Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Brooklyn College, City Tech, College of Staten Island (CSI), Lehman College, Medgar Evers College (MEC), and Queens College.
Reporting to the LTT Program Manager, the Program Specialist provides frontline support for LTT services at designated CUNY campuses. Key responsibilities include outreach and recruitment, academic advising, student advocacy, coordination with support services, data tracking, and collaboration with internal and external partners.
The CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU) offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Labor Studies and Urban and Community Studies that are designed to meet the needs of working adults as well as traditional-age college students who seek to learn more about the challenges confronting poor and working-class populations in the workplace and in the community. It also collaborates with other units of CUNY to offer a range of college-credit programs designed to give workers the academic and technical skills they need for professional advancement. Its faculty includes distinguished scholars in the social sciences as well as expert practitioners in government, labor, and public service.
The School’s Joseph S. Murphy Institute is a collaboration between the University and New York City labor unions, for the purpose of serving the educational, policy, and research needs of unions, allied organizations, and their members. To fulfill this mission, the Institute conducts applied research, offers leadership development programs, hosts monthly forums and annual national conferences, and publishes articles, books, and a national labor journal to promote debate on issues critical to the future of organized labor and working-class communities.