Messages from the Dean
It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Courtney Cogburn has now passed through all stages of review, including the University Trustees, and has been granted tenure at Columbia University.
For the past 37 years, our country has honored the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by holding a national day of remembrance.
December 1st marks the day where the world comes together to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and memorialize those we have lost.
On the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, there was a shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ safe place, in Colorado Springs.
November marks Native American Heritage Month–a time for us to reflect on the many contributions, and forced sacrifices, Indigenous peoples have made.
Throughout the country, there has been a rise, and normalization, of antisemitism.
In this election season, I have been reflecting on what it means to utilize our voice, both individually and collectively.
Every year on September 15th, we begin our celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month.
I remember sitting down to write to our community in November of 2019, just 100 days after joining CSSW.
For the last couple of weeks, the social work community has been discussing the recent report that the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) released on social work licensing exam pass rates.
For the last few weeks we’ve been holding our collective breath, hoping that our expectations would be proven wrong.
Today, we as members of the Columbia community commemorate the Juneteenth holiday. In 2021, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation, making Juneteenth a federal holiday for the very first time.