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Alumni February 05, 2026

Evolving Social Work Journey: Day-Garrett Awardee Laurie Peter

The professional evolution of Laurie J. Peter, M.S.W. ’91, one of this year’s Day-Garr…

Dean Yoshioka, Laurie Peter, Dawn Faucher at 2025 Alumni Awards

Alumni February 03, 2026

A Lifelong Mission to Decolonize Social Work: Day-Garrett Awardee JD Fuller

JD Fuller, M.S.W. ’99 has been deeply dedicated to social work from an early age. A psyc…

JD Fuller sitting on cement steps with hands clasped on knee

Conference February 02, 2026

Double Smith College Alum Announced as 2026 Plenary Speaker

Danna Bodenheimer (she/her) will give the plenary address during the 2026 Deepening Clinic…

Danna Bodenheimer wearing blue shirt. White background

Conference February 02, 2026

Announcing 2026 Deepening Clinical Practice Keynote

Smith College Professor and School for Social Work Adjunct Professor Nnamdi Pole (he/him)…

Alumni January 28, 2026

Social Work Leader Award: Leadership Ethics in Practice with Cathleen Morey

The Social Work Leadership Award honors a mid-career alum who has demonstrated exceptional…

Cathleen Morey (R) sits with her husband and fellow alum Loan Vo at the 2025 Alumni Awards

M.S.W. January 08, 2026

Lafayette Slaydon ’26: Building Community Through Clinical Social Work

Lafayette Slaydon chose the School for Social Work for a lot of reasons, after a search th…

Lafayette Slaydon looks through the window of an exterior door.

School December 17, 2025

Laughter & Heart: Dean Yoshioka's Legacy at SSW

The nation was a vastly different place in 2014, the summer when Marianne Yoshioka f…

Marianne Yoshioka stands with two graduates with arms around each other

M.S.W. December 17, 2025

From Classroom to Clinical Care: How Alexis Minnis '26 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

Conference November 04, 2025

Lead the Conversation: Now Accepting Proposals for Deepening Clinical Practice 2026

Practitioners and scholars are invited to share their expertise at the Deepening Clinical…

A room full of conference attendees listen carefully to the 2025 Keynote Speaker at the Deepening Clinical Practice Conference.

M.S.W. November 03, 2025

Lev Fein, AB '21, M.S.W. '25: Coming Home to Smith - Hereness, Queerness and Belonging

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

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