Nicholas Juravich

Nicholas Juravich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at UMass Boston and serves as the Associate Director of the Labor Resource Center. His research and teaching focus on labor history, public history, urban history, and the history of education and social movements in the twentieth-century United States.

Education:

• PhD in History from Columbia University
• MPhil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford
• BA in History from the University of Chicago

Juravich’s research explores the intersection of community organizing, public education, and labor movements in U.S. cities. His publications highlight histories of labor activism, urban development, public housing struggles, and paraprofessional educators. He is currently finalizing his first book, The Work of Education, which examines community-based educators’ roles in schools and freedom struggles.

Scientific Awards:

• Mellon Foundation
• National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
• Metropolitan College of New York
• Labor and Working-Class History Association
• History of Education Society
• Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University

Juravich practices public history through contributions to projects like the Harlem Education History Project and East of East, emphasizing accessible narratives on segregation, educational equality, and labor struggles. His work bridges academic research with community engagement.