Opportunities for Graduate Studies
Earning a bachelor’s degree often fuels a desire for more knowledge and academic achievement. George Mason University’s Masters of Science in Organization Development and Knowledge Management. George Mason University offers a Master's program in Organization Development & Knowledge Management that is geared toward NLC alumni and union members. The program is taught on the NLC campus and students pay in-state tuition to GMU. Please note, however, that this is not a National Labor College program.
GMU is recruiting a new Labor cohort to begin the program in November 2010. The ODKM program is designed for NLC grads and union members who are interested in becoming effective agents of change within their unions, communities, and organizations. The program teaches students to more clearly understand what is happening within organizations, to address issues and challenges relevant to labor representatives, and to gain new leadership skills.
Please note that this is a special cohort only for those affiliated with a union and participating at the National Labor College (All others should apply to the regular ODKM cohort program offered at the George Mason School of Public Policy Arlington Campus).
For more information, call or write:
Leslie Metzger Levin
Assistant Dean of Graduate Admissions and Marketing
George Mason University School of Public Policy
3401 Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA 22201
703-993-8099
lmetzger@gmu.edu
University of Massachusetts Master’s Degree in Union Leadership and Administration
The University of Massachusetts offers a Master’s Degree in Union Leadership and Administration (ULA) at its Labor Relations and Research Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. This part-time, low residency program is designed for union officers, staff and activists. The ULA program provides the technical skills necessary for today’s union leaders to confront the challenges facing the modern labor movement.
For more information, call or write:
Union Leadership and Administration Program
University of Massachusetts
Labor Center/Gordon Hall
418 N. Pleasant Street, Suite B
Amherst, MA 01002-1735
Phone: 413-545-4875
Fax: 413-545-0110
Website: http://www.umass.edu/lrrc