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New Lab Grounds First-Year MSW Students in Motivational Interviewing
An innovative skills-based lab program has become an integral part of field education for all first-year students. Imagine that you’re…
Joining Forces to Address the Opioid Crisis
Last March, Professor Nabila El-Bassel received a phone call from Redonna Chandler, director of the HEALing Communities Study at the…
Columbia School of Social Work Shines on Screens and Stages at 2019 CSWE
CSSW’s eminence, past and present, was fully on display at the Council on Social Work Education’s annual meeting this month….
MSW Students Join in Campaign to Make Wikipedia More Inclusive
Columbia University graduate student Darold Cuba (OHMA’19) presenting at the School of Social Work Indigenous Peoples’ Day provided the background…
Columbia’s HEALing Communities Study Holds First Community Advisory Board Meeting
Led by University Professor Nabila El-Bassel, the meeting marked an important first step in Columbia’s major study initiative to tackle…
School Honors First Recipients of Steven Schinke Namesake Awards
Two new awards ensure that the legacy of Professor Steven Schinke, known for his innovative approach to teaching and learning,…
The Awards Keep Coming for Newly Tenured Professor Desmond Patton
The associate professor of social work and director of Columbia’s SAFE Lab has had a string of recent successes, including…
FACULTY Q&A: Heidi Allen
Associate Professor Heidi Allen joined the School of Social Work faculty in 2012, after working as a research scientist on…
Ask Not Whether Men of Color Are Ready for College—Ask Whether Colleges Are Ready for Them
Professor Ron Mincy (right) greets CSSW alumnus Nathan Smith, who received his MSW in 2002 and is the Director of…
Eradicating Racial Disparities in Public Health
In a new article, Professor Courtney Cogburn argues that public health policy making should take the health impacts of cultural…
