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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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Alumni October 08, 2024

A Family Legacy in Social Work

Lynn Cormier-Sayarath, M.S.W. ’01, credits her education at the Smith School for Social…

Lynn and Gadria at Gadria's commencement in 2024.

Alumni September 30, 2024

Sharlene Allen-Milton, M.S.W. ’97 named NASW-MD Social Work Educator of the Year

The Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-MD) has nam…

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Alumni September 16, 2024

Therapy, Balance and Community: Crafting A Balanced Life

For many years, Asher Pandjiris, M.S.W. ’13, LICSW, LCSW worked as a clinician in demand…

Asher Pandjiris in their office.

Alumni September 16, 2024

Unlocking Intimacy: Sex, Therapy, Transformation

Talk about sex? Yes! As a sex and couple therapist, Caroline Russell Smith, M.S.W. ’00,…

Caroline Russell in her Saratoga Springs office.

School September 16, 2024

Smith SSW Commencement 2024: Daring and Radical Imagination

Beautiful threads linked many of the words of wisdom shared by SSW Commencement 2024 speak…

2024 M.S.W. graduates laugh at the conclusion of the 2024 commencement ceremony.

School September 06, 2024

SSW Summer 2024 in Photos

The Smith College School for Social Work bids farewell to another summer in Northampton wi…

Three students blow bubbles on Seelye Lawn

Alumni September 06, 2024

Turning Pages, Changing Lives: The Magic of Bibliotherapy

In 2020, Emely Rumble, M.S.W. ’10, LCSW, was settled in a career she loved as a sc…

Portrait of Emely Rumble

Alumni September 04, 2024

East Coast Sunrise to West Coast Sunset: Decolonizing Mental Health

JD Fuller, M.S.W. ‘99, LCSW, doesn’t sleep much. She wakes up early to commute t…

Portrait of JD Fuller

Alumni August 20, 2024

Smith SSW Creating Connections and Community

The Smith College School for Social Work Office of Alumni Engagement has partnered with ar…

Creating Connections and Community Smith College School for Social Work