Andreas John Karras

Contact Us

Room: M-Building, M-204
Phone: (718) 482-5940
naturalsci@lagcc.cuny.edu

Monday- Thursday  9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Education

  • M.A. in Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center
  • B.A. in Political Science, Temple University

Areas of Expertise or Research

  • Labor policy
  • Labor and human rights

About

Andreas John Karras grew up in a family of recent immigrants who came to the U.S. from Greece. Despite being born in the U.S., Karras faced the challenges of assimilation and acceptance common to all immigrants. His family settled in the Kensington section of Philadelphia which, at the time, was a blue-collar neighborhood of brick-and-mortar factories, in the throes of economic decline. He was the first person in his family to complete college. Upon graduating from Temple University, he spent about a decade working in construction, primarily as a commercial painter. He eventually felt compelled to continue his studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. During his time there, he began teaching college classes as an adjunct. Through his many years as an adjunct, he has come to love teaching.

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