The closure of the National Labor College was a sore loss to the labor education community. However, the college’s archives and intellectual property, including curricula, are secure at the University of Maryland. Now, there is an opportunity for programs and institutions to carry forward the value of the NLC’s curriculum, and benefit from its name recognition and legacy.

The Board of Trustees of the National Labor College is currently soliciting shows of interest from higher education programs that share the NLC’s mission and wish to continue its degree and credit bearing programs, either on-line or in a traditional format. A description of the NLC legacy program is noted here:   document NLC Legacy Program (17 KB)

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Accredited higher education institutions that would like to carry on the NLC legacy should send a letter of interest by December 31, 2015 to:

Paula Peinovich,
President, National Labor College, AFL-CIO
815 16th Street, NW
Washington DC 20006

The expression of interest should be in the form of a letter and specify what programs or courses the institution would like to offer. The letter should also include information as to the extent to which the institution meets desired criteria noted in the proposal.

Courses descriptions can be accessed starting on page 43 of the NLC 2013/2014 catalogue

http://www.nlc.edu/sample-page/about-us/catalogs/

Note that, although the Bonnie Laden Union Skills Program classes are listed in this catalogue they are not part of the NLC legacy project. These classes are still being offered through the AFL-CIO. Contact Jean Dearden at 202-637-5114 with any questions about them.