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A Year of Student Action and Invention: The Action Lab for Social Justice
In this post for our special series on social work in times of crisis, Dr. Ovita Williams, who is the…
Action Lab, Now a Center, Welcomes Its First Executive Director, Dr. Ovita Williams
Created in Spring 2020, the CSSW Action Lab for Social Justice quickly reaches two significant milestones. Dean Melissa Begg recently…
Prof. Zuleka Henderson to POC Graduates: “How Proud Our Ancestors Are Today”
The following is the text of the keynote speech delivered by CSSW lecturer Zuleka Henderson at the 2nd Annual People…
Courtney Cogburn’s Work on Racism Featured on CBS News
Kudos continue to pour in for Associate Professor Courtney Cogburn and her groundbreaking virtual reality project, 1000 Cut Journey. To…
CSSW Opens Dedicated Office Space for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Assistant Dean Karma Lowe is bringing the School of Social Work’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion to life in…
One Hundred Days In…A Message from the New Dean
Dean Begg with alumni who attended the Communities of Color Networking event on September 16. Left to right, back: James…
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…
Two Students Head to Egypt as UNA-NY Summer Scholars, Setting New Precedent
Both Sarah Rashid (left) and Caitlyn Passaretti (right) are in Cairo this summer with the United Nations Population Fund. In…
MSW Graduates of Color Celebrate Their Resilience and Solidarity
Galvanized by the School of Social Work’s redesigned curriculum, three student caucuses hold the first People of Color graduation for…