Help Save UMass Boston's Labor Studies BA Program!

In a move that took the Labor Studies Program by surprise, the administration of UMass Boston has decided to “inactivate” the Labor Studies undergraduate degree program at the university effective immediately.

The reason given was low enrollment, but there are other programs on campus with lower enrollments that are not threatened. In addition, the Labor Resource Center operates in the black. And it is unclear that shutting the program will save any money, as all the same courses will continue to be offered for certificate students. This decision closes the only bachelor’s program in Labor Studies in our state and region. It is therefore of the upmost importance that the Massachusetts public university system continue to offer this program.

Please take a few minutes to let the UMass Boston know that you want to bring back the Labor Studies Undergraduate Degree Program.

• E-mail Chancellor Keith Motley at: keith.motley@umb.edu and Provost Winston Langley at winston.langley@umb.edu.
• Better still, send them a letter. Letters often get more attention.
• We have also created a petition online. We would appreciate your circulating it among other sympathetic people.

For details on sending letters of support, click on Read More.

Please send letters, on institutional stationery if possible, to:

Chancellor Keith Motley
Provost Winston Langley
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston MA 02125

Also, please send copies of your letters and emails to Anneta Argyres (Program Manager) and Susan Moir (Director) so we can keep track.

Or, you can also send them to us by mail to:

CPCS Labor Resource Center
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston MA 02125

Tell them how important labor studies programs are, and the UMass Bston BA program in particular, since it is the only one of its kind in New England. Tell them that you are unhappy with the university's decision and that they need to prioritize the education of working families by reinstating the program immediately.

Thank you!