News: Health Disparities
The Power of Collective Action
Illustration by Julie Winegard Coronavirus has exposed many fault lines in our society. We need to work together to enact…
Prof. Ruha Benjamin Calls on Class of 2020 to Become “Champions of the Social Contract”
The following is the text of the graduation keynote delivered by Professor Ruha Benjamin at a virtual commencement held by…
Social Work Joins with Public Health to Frame a Response to COVID-19 Stigma and Racism
Interdisciplinary social work and public health panel addresses the long and unfortunate history of discriminatory behaviors, actions, and policies in…
Ruha Benjamin, Princeton Sociologist and Leading Thinker on Race and Technology, Will Be 2020 Graduation Speaker
The Columbia School of Social Work has announced that Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University…
Congratulations to Dr. Carmela Alcántara for Receiving Tenure at Columbia University
An exceptionally productive scholar, Alcántara has developed a research program that advances health equity on hehalf of Latinx immigrants and…
Meet the School’s 2019–2020 CSWE Master’s Minority Fellows
Today’s social justice-oriented MSW students are tomorrow’s culturally competent social work professionals. And now six of ours are receiving additional…
Nine PhD Students Enter the Academic Job Market
Since its inception in 1950, the doctoral program at Columbia School of Social Work has produced many of the world’s…
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…
The Role of Sleep in Health Disparities
A good night’s sleep is a luxury for all of us, but according to Dr. Carmela Alcántara’s research, it is…
CSSW Welcomes Two New Full-Time Faculty Members
Two new tenure-track faculty members have joined the Columbia School of Social Work at the start of the 2018–2019 academic…
Upcoming Events
This Special Report highlights some of the work undertaken by our faculty, students, and staff in the area of racial justice.
Watch recordings of events and trainings related to the pandemic. See index
