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Creating Sustainable Mobility from Poverty
The fifth annual New Frontiers in Poverty Research conference featured a keynote by Wes Moore, innovative policy proposals such as…
Center on Poverty and Social Policy Releases Joint Report on Impacts of a National Jobs Program
Co-authored with Georgetown University’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, the report explores a federally subsidized approach to combating poverty that…
Caucus Graduation Ceremony Speakers Inspire Class of 2019
Each year, several student caucuses at the Columbia School of Social Work host affiliate graduation ceremonies in addition to the…
Heidi Allen on American Healthcare and the People Left Behind
The School of Social Work professor has seen some of the worst inequalities in American healthcare up close and is…
Launch of New Social Work Minor: Emerging Technology, Media, and Society (EMS)
The Columbia School of Social Work has announced a new minor for social work students: Emerging Technology, Media, and Society…
In 2019 Graduation Keynote, Alumna Sheila Oliver Urges Graduates to Be a Voice for the Voiceless
The following is the text of the keynote delivered by alumna Sheila Oliver, New Jersey Lieutenant Governor, at the School…
Desmond Patton’s Work Featured on A&E’s “Secret Life of a Gang Girl: The Untold Story”
The episode examines the life and death of gang member Gakirah Barnes, who had been a subject of Patton’s research….
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Professors Marion Riedel and Barbara Simon Retire
Two full-time faculty members are (at least formally) retiring from teaching at the end of this year. Associate Professor of…
Project ASPIRE, an Initiative on Forced Migration in Jordan and Turkey, Reveals Initial Findings
Researchers reported on health care concerns among Syrian refugee women in Jordan, as well as on the secondary trauma experienced…
Sky Sealey-Otero (MSW’19) Joins American Voices Project as Research Fellow
Childhood concerns about inequality have put this MSW student on an unstoppable career path in social enterprise administration and social…
