Social work schools are facing a multitude of challenges in a rapidly changing environment, including changes with respect to social justice initiatives, curricular offerings, practicum placements, research funding, and educational support. Ultimately, these changes can impact our profession's vulnerable clients, the communities we serve, and the values-driven institutions we support. In this panel, five CSSW alumni who are current and former deans of leading schools of social work across the nation will engage with Dean Begg and one another to discuss how best to move forward and navigate these challenges, as well as how their schools will meet the needs of faculty and students.
Panelists include:
- Allan Cole '97MS, PHD, Dean and Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor in Social Work, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas - Austin,
- Debra McPhee '89MS, PhD, Gradutae School of Social Service, Fordham University
- Dexter Voisin '99PhD, Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Dean in Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve
- Dorian Traube '01MS, '06PhD, Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean of the Brown School and Professor, Brown School, Washington University
- Luis Zayas '75MS, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
This is an in-person event open to affiliates of Columbia University. Reception to follow the lecture.