Nick Juravich

Nick Juravich brings extensive expertise in public education, labor history, and social movements to his role as Assistant Professor of History and Labor Studies at UMass Boston, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Labor Resource Center. His academic journey includes a PhD in History from Columbia University, an MPhil in Economic and Social History from Oxford University (where he was a Rhodes Scholar), and a BA in History from the University of Chicago. Before joining UMass Boston, he served as the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Women's History at the New-York Historical Society, where he curated the exhibition "Ladies Garments, Women's Work, Women's Activism" and developed workshops on school segregation and educational equality in New York City. His forthcoming book, "The Work of Education: Community-Based Educators in Schools, Freedom Struggles, and the Labor Movement," under contract with University of Illinois Press, examines the history of paraprofessional educators and their struggles in urban public schools. Juravich continues to contribute to public history through various projects, including the Harlem Education History Project, the East of East project, and the Teaching Labor's Story project. His research has been supported by prestigious institutions including the Mellon Foundation, the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, and the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship. Currently, he leads the Boston Teachers Union Oral History Project and teaches courses on labor and working-class history, public history, and the history of Greater Boston, while maintaining active involvement in various educational and historical initiatives.