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ICYMI: Dr. Maria Y. Rodriguez on How Historic Poverty Shaped Today’s Child Welfare Policies (Video)
“[W]hen we think of some of the important child welfare policies of today, [we are seeing] child welfare as it…
ICYMI: Dr. Victoria Frye on Decreasing HIV Stigma and Homophobia (Video)
“[We] can tell you how much tree canopy there is. . . how much litter there is. But no one…
ICYMI: Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe on Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (Video)
“In the beginning of my work, I began to simply ask the questions of Black survivors of homicide victims…. ‘What…
Dean’s Lecture: Participatory Research Approaches in the Context of Structural Racism
Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez demonstrated how involving community groups as equal partners in research projects can create more equitable outcomes….
How Can We Help to Alleviate COVID-19 Related Prolonged Grief in Harlem?
A team of researchers from the School of Social Work and community leaders will be working with Columbia World Projects…
Study: Pandemic Increased Discrimination Against East Asians, South Asians, and Hispanics in U.S.
Looking beyond the recent violent acts against Asian Americans, the researchers examined less apparent forms of prejudice against minority groups…
UNICEF Publishes China Center Report on Multidimensional Child Poverty
Researchers at the School of Social Work have provided new evidence to policymakers and the public about the levels, trends,…
SPECIAL REPORT: Social Work in Times of Crisis
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in New York City in March 2020, research teams at Columbia’s School of Social Work…
Professors Alcántara and West Receive Provost’s Diversity Grants
Funding will support research on stress, sleep, and health behaviors for Latinx adults, and on stigma toward drug-involved pregnant women….
Dean’s Spring Lecture Series Spotlights the Scholarship of Race and Racism
Topics addressed thus far include data racialization, educational disparities, and the constraints of life after prison. This past semester, the…
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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.
