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Indiana University
School of Social Work
Labor Studies Mission Statement
Labor Studies at Indiana University, as a multidisciplinary program:
- provides credit and non-credit university-level education for current and future workers to increase knowledge, understanding and critical thinking about work and labor organizations within today’s global context;
- broadens access to the university for working-class and other underserved constituencies, providing opportunities for life-long learning and college degrees;
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collects, systematizes and creates new knowledge in collaboration with our students;
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examines the global socio-economic system and the impact of its inequalities on working people;
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promotes respect for workers and understanding of working class histories, experiences, perspectives and knowledge;
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empowers our constituents to be engaged citizens, and social and political agents of change who will create a more just and equitable world of work.
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