Latest News

Read the latest news from the Smith College School for Social Work community.

School August 20, 2023

2023 Commencement Celebrates Strength and Accountability

"It is time, fellow social workers, for us to reconsider what we do individually and colle…

Students clap and cheer for a classmate while sitting in John M. Greene Hall during Commencement 2023.

School August 15, 2023

SSW Celebrates the Class of 2023

A graduating class hailed as “tenacious,” “adaptable” and “exceptionally well-pr…

overhead shot of paradise pond

Faculty July 24, 2023

New Book: Psychosocial Responses to Sociopolitical Targeting, Oppression and Violence

Professor Emeritus Joshua Miller published a new book aimed at helping clinicians begin de…

The exterior of Nielson Library and one of its "jewel boxes" on the Smith College campus.

Alumni May 18, 2023

A Generous Supporter: Mary Elizabeth Haskell '54

Mary Elizabeth Haskell ’54 had a modest, disciplined existence. Haskell, who for decades…

Mary Elizabeth Haskell '54 during a trip to China.

InDepth April 25, 2023

Spring InDepth Available Online

The spring 2023 edition of InDepth is now available online. The biannual magazine of Smith…

Cover of InDepth magazine from Spring 2023 featuring a mother and child sitting on the ground looking at a book during a prayer service.

Ph.D. April 04, 2023

Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline: Ph.D. Student Kim Hasaan

When Radiyyah “Kim” Hasaan entered the Smith School for Social Work in the summer of 2…

Kim Hasaan sits in a classroom listening intently as someone speaks.

Alumni March 24, 2023

Navigating Identity Challenges: Kelly Wise, M.S.W. '05, Ph.D.

As a college student, Kelly Wise, M.S.W. ’05, Ph.D., was the person who friends sought o…

Kelly Wise listens to a person just out of frame.

Ph.D. March 21, 2023

Seeking More Practice Depth: Ph.D. Student Michelle Marchese

Michelle Marchese came to social work after earlier careers in music, hospitality and foun…

Ph.D. student Michelle Marchese smiles at the camera.

Faculty March 11, 2023

Shooting for the Moon: Solving the Crisis of Children's Mental Health

More and more children in the U.S. are ending up in emergency rooms because of mental heal…

Professor Hannah Karpman smiles at the camera. She is wearing a blue top and her shoulder length brown hair is down.

Faculty March 08, 2023

Working to Support Families: Professor Marsha Kline Pruett

Professor Marsha Kline Pruett, M.S., M.S.L., Ph.D., ABPP, a specialist in co-parenting and family development who describes her focus as “a broader, more inclusive view of family structures,” has been busily working on building and growing tools and interventions focused on family systems dynamics.

Marsha Kline Pruett stands in front of a blackboard with a diagram reading parent 1, parent 2, child drawn on it.