Advocacy

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July 2025 | Andrea Joseph speaks at National Academies committee meeting to update On Being A Scientist resource
May 2025 | Andrea Joseph speaks on National Academies panel on sexual harassment of postdoctoral scholars
August 2024 | Andrea Joseph speaks on a panel organized by New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez
June 2024 | Andrea Joseph speaks to New York City Council in support of ending forced broker fees
Read and Listen
  1. Postdocs celebrate 24% pay increase in one of the world’s most expensive cities. Published: February 12, 2024. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00407-y
  2. Mount Sinai postdocs ratify first-ever contract. Published: December 26, 2023. https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/mount-sinai-postdocs-ratify-first-ever-contract,51661
  3. UAW members aren’t all assembling cars. More and more are unionized grad students. Published: October 19, 2023. https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1206209107/united-auto-workers-union-uaw-membership-grad-students-big-3-strike
  4. Postdocs need more support from administrators at Columbia and Mount Sinai. Published: September 28, 2023. https://thechiefleader.com/stories/postdocs-need-more-support-from-administrators-at-columbia-and-mount-sinai,51188
  5. Stand Up with the UAW: Big 3 Strike and New York Postdocs. Published: September 20, 2023. https://revolutionsperminute.simplecast.com/episodes/stand-up-with-the-uaw-big-3-strike-and-new-york-postdocs
  6. “Academia is in crisis, and it’s time for a change”: Interview with a Mount Sinai Hospital Postdoc. Published: September 7, 2023. https://www.leftvoice.org/academia-is-in-crisis-and-its-time-for-a-change-interview-with-a-mount-sinai-hospital-postdoc/
  7. Postdoc survey confirms widespread dissatisfaction among US researchers. Published: February 2, 2023. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00332-6