News: Racial Justice

Two Outstanding Scholars Join CSSW Faculty

The addition of Rob Eschmann and Nkemka Anyiwo to the CSSW faculty marks the start of a cluster hire of…

August 16, 2021 @ 9:36 pm

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…

June 2, 2021 @ 9:38 pm

Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller Tells Class of 2021: “More than a profession, you’ve chosen justice”

The following is the text of the keynote address delivered by Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller at a virtual commencement held…

May 11, 2021 @ 4:34 pm

Students Set Up First Columbia University Chapter of the Association of Black Social Workers

Open to any person of African ancestry across the University, the chapter will focus on the social welfare needs of…

May 3, 2021 @ 11:09 pm

Reactions to the Derek Chauvin Verdict by Two CSSW Professors

Two of our professors, Carmela Alcántara and Courtney Cogburn, contributed to an “In Brief” feature on Columbia News, Reactions to…

April 23, 2021 @ 9:36 pm

Courtney Cogburn Receives Grant to Analyze Twitter Discourse on #BlackLivesMatter

The project will analyze, on a large scale, the emotionally charged social media exchanges that follow the police killings of…

April 7, 2021 @ 3:30 pm

Reuben Jonathan Miller, University of Chicago SSA Professor and Scholar on U.S. Carceral System, Will be 2021 Graduation Speaker

The Columbia School of Social Work has announced that Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller, Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago…

April 2, 2021 @ 5:10 pm

Undergraduates Engage with Social Work through the Justice and Pandemics Preparedness Academy

Columbia School of General Studies reached out to CSSW to partner on a novel Columbia undergraduate co-curricular program. Toward the…

January 25, 2021 @ 11:47 pm

3 Questions for…Adjunct Professor Ife Lenard

Adjunct Professor Ife Lenard, who earned an MSW from our School in 1999 and an EdM in Education Leadership from…

December 10, 2020 @ 11:04 pm

3 Questions for…Assistant Professor Rob Hartley

Assistant Professor Robert Paul Hartley, who joined the School of Social Work in 2019, is an applied microeconomist working in…

November 10, 2020 @ 3:54 pm

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