News: social justice
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…
A Trip to Social Work’s Past, Guided by School Librarian Sophie Leveque
Communications writer Joshua Cole shares his time-travel adventure of last month, which took him to the sub-basement home of the…
Dean’s Statement on Pride and Stonewall 50
June 28 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which took place at Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. Though…
Sky Sealey-Otero (MSW’19) Joins American Voices Project as Research Fellow
Childhood concerns about inequality have put this MSW student on an unstoppable career path in social enterprise administration and social…
Susan Witte to Further Anti-Oppression Teaching Initiatives as Provost’s Teaching Scholar
Professor Susan Witte is one of nine Columbia University faculty members selected to introduce innovations into the culture of teaching…
Turning Racism Awareness into Action
As Black History Month draws to a close, we check in with Professor Courtney Cogburn and her innovative research project…
PhD Alum Brings Social Work Ethos to State Government
With a career merging social work and politics, doctoral alumna Mathylde Frontus has found her seat at the table. She…
CSSW’s SAFElab Initiative Featured in Leading Science Journal
The September 4 issue of Nature, the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal, features the work of associate professor Desmond U….
Harlem Loses a Civil Rights Activist and Educator
At a time when Columbia University is confronting its historic relationship with slavery, and as we are also nearing the…
Students Respond with Resilience to National Events
Students at a graduate school of social work spend more time engaged in the world outside the classroom than their…