Graduate Center for Worker Education
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Center is open by appointment or arrangement only. Please contact us for further information
Brooklyn College's Graduate Center for Worker Education is located at 25 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The GCWE is an interdisciplinary educational facility dedicated to the promotion of teaching, research, and community partnerships. The GCWE supports academic programs and course offerings, both credit and noncredit, which are of interest to working adults in the Lower Manhattan community and to students at Brooklyn College.
The GCWE facilitates special events, such as conferences, symposia, and workshops, in coordination with Brooklyn College departments, interdisciplinary programs, and continuing education programs. Course offerings at the GCWE include both degree-granting and noncredit classes and workshops scheduled during the day, in the evening, and on weekends. These offerings address the needs of working adults seeking advanced study to improve their career, or new career opportunities, including English as a Second Language courses offered through Brooklyn College's American Language Academy.
Departments currently participating include Health and Nutrition Sciences; History; Political Science; Sociology; Television and Radio, Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Education; School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership; and Early Childhood Education/Art Education. Because it is strategically located in Lower Manhattan, students taking classes and doing research at the center have access to an array of sites and institutions for research collaborations and internships, including unions, nonprofits, and city agencies.
The GCWE also houses the Journal of Labor and Society, formerly Working USA: The Journal of Labor and Society, edited by Professor Immanuel Ness; Impact Iran, which is affiliated with Brooklyn College's Department of Political Science; and Labor Arts, which explores the contributions of working people through visual and material representation.
For more information regarding the GCWE, call 212.966.4014 or e-mail us.
