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M.S.W. December 17, 2025

From Classroom to Clinical Care: How Alexis Minnis Found Her Calling in School Social Work

Alexis Minnis was drawn to Smith College School for Social Work in 2024 because of its uni…

Alexis Minnis laughs in front of Paradise Pond

M.S.W. November 03, 2025

Lev Fein: Coming Home to Smith - Hereness, Queerness and Belonging

Smith College couldn’t have been a better landing place for Lev Fein, AC ’21, M.…

Lev Fein smiles looking off to the side. Behind is a tree and green leaves

M.S.W. December 12, 2024

Sydney Voelbel: Oncology Social Work and the Power of Psychosocial Support

Sydney Voelbel, M.S.W. ’25, watched multiple people close to her – including her fathe…

Sydney Voelbel works with a client during her second practicum placement.

M.S.W. November 08, 2024

Nurturing Inclusivity: Self-Expression Plays Heavily into Cyril Slemaker's Practicum Placements

During his two internships as an M.S.W. student at the Smith College School for Social Wor…

Cyril Slemaker at his placement in the Schacht Center at Smith College

M.S.W. October 24, 2024

A Legacy of Care: The Buchdahl Family's Journey in Social Work

When Reeve Buchdahl M.S.W. ’24 graduated from the Smith School for Social Work this past…

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M.S.W. October 22, 2024

Kai Pratt's Journey in Connecting Communities and Healing Through Nature

M.S.W. October 18, 2024

At Home and On the Road: SSW's Fall Admissions Adventures

Smith School for Social Work admissions is keeping busy this fall!Assistant Directors of A…

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M.S.W. June 28, 2024

M.S.W. Students Challenge Controversial Therapy in NASW-MA Publication

Since last fall, Kyleigh Murchison and Maya Silvia, both M.S.W. ’24, have been mee…

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M.S.W. April 12, 2024

Sex in the Dark: To illuminate a tricky subject, wellness interns turn off the lights

Smith students giggled as they hurried through the rain and into the packed Graham Auditor…

M.S.W. student Sarah Chrystler led a campus glow-in-the-dark Q&A session around sex education.

M.S.W. January 24, 2024

A Lifelong Interest in the Human Mind: Zahria Thomas

When Zahria Thomas, M.S.W. ’24, was growing up in Texas, she often accompanied her mothe…

Three students sit in a classroom with laptops while a faculty member stands nearby engaged in conversation.