News: human rights
BLACK LIVES MATTER: Statement from the Columbia School of Social Work Community
In the wake of the Grand Jury decisions not to indict the police officers who killed Eric Garner and Michael Brown, members of the CSSW community have issued a statement speaking out against racism and oppression in our country and its criminal justice system.
Ferguson and Its Implications for the Social Work Community
The protest marches on behalf of Ferguson are a “statement about the long overdue need to confront and eradicate racism and to fix institutions, among them the criminal justice system,” says Dean Jeanette Takamura in this statement.
Upcoming Events
SPECIAL REPORT: Social Work in Times of Crisis
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 responses by social work researchers to a tumultuous year shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and protests against racial injustice.
SPECIAL REPORT: CSSW and Racial Justice
This Special Report highlights work undertaken by our faculty, students, and staff in the area of racial justice.
This Special Report highlights work undertaken by our faculty, students, and staff in the area of racial justice.
SPECIAL REPORT: CSSW and U.S. Politics & Government
This Special Report highlights our faculty and alumni who have played a range of roles in U.S. politics and government.
This Special Report highlights our faculty and alumni who have played a range of roles in U.S. politics and government.
