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Faculty October 10, 2023

Simulation Gets Real at SSW

When Kenta Asakura, M.S.W. ’07, Ph.D., joined the SSW faculty in 2022, he came wit…

Katya Cerar, Arianne Napier-White, Kenta Asakura standing together in front of a brick

Faculty October 10, 2023

Seeds of Peace: Marsha Kline Pruett

In another life, says Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., she would have been Oscar Hammerstein. T…

Marsha Kline Pruett wearing purple shirt and blue striped scarf smiling with white background

M.S.W. September 29, 2023

Creating Change from the Inside: Kyleigh Murchison

When Kyleigh Murchison (she/her) entered the Smith College School for Social Work in summe…

A group of students sit around a low table in the campus center discussing coursework.

M.S.W. September 29, 2023

Placements as Immersive as Jobs: Gadria Kalinowski

When Gadria Kalinowski (she/her) began her first-year internship at a residential treatmen…

Two students sit in a classroom looking at their laptops.

M.S.W. September 29, 2023

How Small Lifts Can Make Big Changes: Current Student Libby Quinn

This fall Elizabeth “Libby” Quinn (she/her) started her “dream job,” aka her secon…

Libby Quinn sits on a concrete bench with grass behind her.

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.