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Faculty September 29, 2025

Professor Rory Crath Collaborates at MoMA

Professor Rory Crath will present a collaboration with Annette-Carina van der Zaag and a group of QT/BIPOC artists and thinkers at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City on October 24, 2025 from 2-6:30 p.m.

Entrance to the MoMA, photo by Noah Kalina

Alumni September 23, 2025

Bringing Global Perspective to Local Practice: Isabel Snodgrass, M.S.W. ’25

After graduating from Bard College in 2018 with a degree in International and Global Studi…

School September 20, 2025

SSW Commencement 2025: Community Care in Challenging Times

On a joyous warm August day, the 108th School for Social Work Commencement brought t…

Four phd graduates in blue academic robes and tams hug and smile in front of cement stairs

Alumni September 19, 2025

Fall 2025: Creating Connections and Community

This September, casual alumni meetups around the U.S. are a chance to reconnect with…

Janae Peters, Katie Potocnik Medina and Samantha Mishne hug, take selfie and Janae holds up a Smithie heart temporary tattoo

Faculty September 16, 2025

From Courtrooms to Classrooms: Ruth Spencer’s Social Work Journey

Ruth Spencer J.D., M.S.S.A., L.I.S.W., can’t quit the Smith College School for Social Wo…

Ruth Spencer in the classroom

School July 25, 2025

AITA : Humor and Healing in College Counseling with Yvonne Kawamura

What happens when a room full of students waves red flags?Sex and relationships are messy…

Yvonne Kawamura sitting with pink wall and whiteboard behind

School June 25, 2025

Recent SSW Publications & Media Mentions

Entries are chronological based on submission date. Send us your news hereShreya…

A wheel of colorful fabric against a beige background. Text reads Molly Bogin

Ph.D. June 17, 2025

Living Between Here and There: María Ximena Maldonado-Morales' Dissertation

Getting to the final step of a Ph.D. and defending the dissertation you’ve worked…

Maria Maldonado-Morales wearing bright pink shirt against grey wall smiling

Ph.D. May 29, 2025

Lifting Every Voice: Nicole Wilson-Faniel’s Dissertation on Black Clinicians’ Experiences

Shared stories and experiences, including in the course of doing dissertation research, ca…

Nicole Faniel-Wilson wearing black tshirt smiling against grey wall with art hanging

Alumni April 11, 2025

Bridging Innovation and Personal Passion: Helen Chao

Receiving the 2024 SSW Emerging Leader Award, says Helen Chao M.S.W. ’19, feels like con…

Helen Chao speaking behind a podium with mic