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2018 Grads Pass on Tips for Self-Care Activities in New York
As a social worker, you’ll be tempted to make your clients and their needs your top priority in life. But…
Drs. Schwalbe, Witte, and Wu Promoted to Full Professor
The Columbia School of Social Work congratulates three faculty members who have been promoted by the Trustees of Columbia University…
Making Cities Matter in Promoting Population Health and Reducing Health Disparities
The Columbia Population Research Center of the School of Social Work and Mailman School of Public Health, in partnership with…
The HIV/AIDS Crisis Will Not End Unless We Take These Five Steps by 2030
By Nabila El-Bassel The advent of World AIDS Day on December 1st provides a chance to reflect on how far…
#IWD2018: Honoring the Marginalized Women in Five SIG Studies Who Have Pressed for Progress on Female-Specific Health and Social Problems
This year, 110 years after its founding, International Women’s Day announced the theme of Press for Progress, with the goal…
Juvenile Justice Expert Vincent Schiraldi Joins School of Social Work as Senior Research Scientist
Youth justice reformer and innovator Vincent Schiraldi will be joining the Columbia School of Social Work in October 2017 as a…
A Wish and a Dream to See More Social Work Students Make Waves, Move Mountains, Change Lives
This article first appeared in the Planned Giving section of Giving to Columbia. It is reposted here with the Office…
Can an Online Intervention Prevent Drug Use Among Teen Girls? New Study Says Yes
Adolescent drug use may be a universal problem, but its gendered aspects have been chronically under-explored. For more than a…
Assistant Professor Desmond Patton Receives Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center Fellowship
Columbia School of Social Work Assistant Professor Desmond U. Patton has been named as a 2017–18 fellow at the Berkman…
Statement from Interim Dean Irwin Garfinkel on Fighting White Supremacy
Many of us watched in outrage and horror as white supremacist and Nazi demonstrators marched on Charlottesville, VA, and took…
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This Special Report highlights responses by social work researchers to a tumultuous year shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and protests against racial injustice.
This Special Report highlights work undertaken by our faculty, students, and staff in the area of racial justice.
This Special Report highlights our faculty and alumni who have played a range of roles in U.S. politics and government.
