Professor Susan J. Schurman has significantly shaped global worker education, serving as IFWEA President and leveraging her extensive background—spanning leadership roles at Rutgers, the National Labor College, and U.S. labor education institutions—to advance union effectiveness, workplace safety, and innovative educational strategies. Through her presidency, she has prioritized organizing informal workers, developed participatory online learning via IFWEA’s Online Labour Academy, and championed global solidarity and adult learning as core components of the federation’s mission.