Archive:People
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KI Welcomes James C. Benton as Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project
The Kalmanovitz Initiative is thrilled to welcome Dr. James C. Benton as director of its new Race and Economic Empowerment Project. In his role, Dr. Benton will be conducting research, directing advoc
Categories: Our Staff, People, Race and Economic Empowerment Project
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Nick Wertsch: Lessons from KI Inspire Worker Victory in Harris County, Texas
A year after I departed from the Kalmanovitz Initiative to take up work as a staff attorney with the Worker Defense Project in Houston, I find that my KI experience continues to resonate. Workers Defe
Categories: Just Employment Policy, Our Staff, People
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In Memoriam: Maria Ochoa
by Patrick Dixon. In late April we lost a friend when Maria Ochoa passed away after a two-year fight with cancer. I first encountered Maria when our office held an event with the Georgetown Women’s A
Category: People
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KI Welcomes New Program Manager Juan Belmán
KI is excited to announce that Juan Belmán Guerrero will be joining its staff as its new Program Manager. The position of Program Manager, which was previously held by Nick Wertsch, involves managing
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KI Bids Nick Wertsch Adieu
As many of friends of the Kalmanovitz Initiative already know, we said good-bye this week to our longest-serving staff member, Nick Wertsch, holding a send-off in his honor at Georgetown on May 2. Nic
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Katie Wells Joins KI to Research Work Lives of Uber Drivers
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Katie Wells, who is beginning a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor the Working Poor. Katie has been conducting groundbreaking researc
Categories: People, Practitioner Fellows, Visiting Scholars
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Lane Windham, KI Associate Director, Receives Prestigious Labor History Award
KI Associate Director Lane Windham has been awarded the prestigious 2018 David Montgomery Award from the Organization of American Historians (OAH) at its annual meeting in Sacramento, California. The
Categories: In the News, Our Staff, People, Women Innovating Labor Leadership
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KI Holds Undergraduate Research Conference on Work, Organizing, and Struggle
The conference featured student work confronting the theme “Work, Organize, Struggle: Student Perspectives”. The day included panels addressing the topics of Envisioning Just Economies, States of Existence/States of Resistance, and Latinx Metropolitanisms.
Categories: Events, Labor Studies, People, Student Leaders
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The Chronicle of Higher Education Features KI Scholars Who Study the Working Class
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently featured our Visiting Scholar John Russo and faculty affiliate Sherry Linkon and their efforts to unravel the mysteries of the American working class. The
Categories: In the News, Labor Studies, Our Staff, People, Visiting Scholars
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Finance Expert Dawn Carpenter Joins KI to Advance the Dignity of Work and a Just Economy
The Kalmanovitz Initiative is excited to welcome Dawn M. Carpenter as its new Practitioner Fellow! Dawn is a doctoral candidate in liberal studies at Georgetown University where she is researching
Categories: Bargaining for the Common Good, People, Practitioner Fellows