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School April 01, 2022

April People News - Smith SSW Publications and Mentions

Entries are chronological based on submission date. Professor Loren Cahill, M.S.W., P…

School March 29, 2022

Smith SSW Ranked Among Top 5 Percent of Social Work Schools

Smith College School for Social Work ranked #16 on U.S. News & World R…

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School March 01, 2022

People News - Smith SSW March 2022

Entries are chronological based on submission date. Cathleen Morey, M.S.W. '00, publi…

Alumni February 17, 2022

SSW Alums and Students Earn 2022 Recognition from BPSI

Smith SSW is pleased to announce that Jason Mull, M.S.W. '21, and current student Audrey B…

Faculty January 27, 2022

Professor Marsha Kline Pruett featured on Apple News

Professor Marsha Kline Pruett, M.S., M.S.L., Ph.D., shares five helpful strategies f…

Letters from the Dean January 19, 2022

Best Wishes for 2022

As social workers, our attention is often pulled in so many directions. As we reflect on t…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

Faculty January 19, 2022

Racism in the United States Third Edition Published

Springer Publishing has announced the publication of the third edition of Racism in the Un…

Letters from the Dean January 16, 2022

Commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

My dear community,On this day we are called to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

Letters from the Dean November 18, 2021

Summer 2022 Update & Welcoming Dr. Kenta Asakura

Dear SSW community,I am writing with two pieces of wonderful news. First, we are pleased t…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

School November 12, 2021

SSW Welcomes New Associate Professor Kenta Asakura

In September 2022, 20 years after coming to SSW as an M.S.W. student, Kenta Asakura…