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SSWR Names Desmond Patton as Fellow
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) has selected Associate Professor Desmond U. Patton as a 2019 Fellow, recognizing…
Tributes to Professor Steven Schinke
Since we announced the loss of Steven Schinke, the D’Elbert and Selma Keenan Professor of Social Work and senior advisor…
PhD Alum Brings Social Work Ethos to State Government
With a career merging social work and politics, doctoral alumna Mathylde Frontus has found her seat at the table. She…
Remembering Steven Schinke
Professor Schinke’s groundbreaking research significantly moved forward social work knowledge in many important domains including mental health, substance abuse, AIDS…
An Animated Holiday Greeting for Our Supporters
To the School of Social Work’s students, alumni, friends and supporters: Please enjoy this video as a token of our…
Social Intervention Group Joins the HEAL Initiative and Will Address Opioid Epidemic in New York State
Determined to find solutions to New York State’s opioid epidemic, CSSW’s Social Intervention Group (SIG)—led by Professor Nabila El-Bassel and…
Heidi Allen Receives SSWR Award for her Work on Health Care Policy
Associate Professor Heidi Allen will receive the Social Policy Researcher Award from the Society for Social Work and Research at…
First Stop Washington, DC, for an “Unstoppable” Career in Social Policy
Policy-track MSW students are a special breed. Not content to learn only direct-practice skills with clients, they spend a whole…
On World AIDS Day 2018, “Know Your Status” Really Is a Matter of Status
By Elwin Wu Do you remember the first time you saw a man and a woman kiss? Most young adults…
Statement by Interim Dean Irwin Garfinkel on Recent Hate Crimes
Since Dean Garfinkel composed this message, an anti-Semitic act took place closer to home. On November 28, 2018, an act…
