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Letters from the Dean April 08, 2025

A Personal Message from Marianne Yoshioka

Dean Yoshioka will retire in June 2026 after ten years leading Smith College School for Social Work.

Dean Marianne Yoshioka smiles at the camera wearing a pink top and a dark grey blazer.

Faculty March 31, 2025

National Center for Mental Health Award: Ora Nakash Helping to Expand Access to Care

Professor Ora Nakash is an expert in creating provider interventions to improve the qualit…

Ora Nakash speaking holding a mic with wood paneling behind

Faculty March 17, 2025

Turning Rejections into Research Wins: Professor Kenta Asakura Receives Award

Resident professor Kenta Asakura, M.S.W. ’04, received the 2024 Best Research Note…

Kenta Asakura smiles at the camera.

Faculty March 12, 2025

Ora Nakash Receives Grant to Advance Equity in Postpartum Mental Health Care

Professor Ora Nakash and her colleague at Rutgers University, Christina Kang-Yi, were rece…

Alumni February 17, 2025

Staying Connected in 2025: Alumni Happenings

With many changes happening in the world, the SSW Office of Alumni Engagement is excited t…

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Ph.D. February 12, 2025

Hannah Biskind: Advancing Immigrant Mental Health from Clinical Practice to Doctoral Research

Hannah Biskind, LICSW, has long believed in the transformative power of social work.

Hannah Biskind wearing glasses and a tan blazer, earrings and necklaces against a white wall

Letters from the Dean February 05, 2025

Professional Education Update

Dear Friends,We are writing with an update our professional education programming. After m…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka smiles at the camera wearing a pink top and a dark grey blazer.

Letters from the Dean February 03, 2025

Sad News About Professor Emerita Joan Laird

My dear community,It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we share the news of the…

Marianne Yoshioka stands behind a granite post, leaning on it smiling with green trees behind

Alumni January 27, 2025

Trailblazer in Education and Equity: Adama Sallu

Last summer, Adama Sallu, M.S.W. ’93, Ph.D., was honored for being an alum “who embodi…

Adama Sallu poses with Director of Development Dawn Faucher during the Alumni Awards Dinner in June 2024.

Alumni January 14, 2025

Blending Social Work and Technology: Yvette Colon

In sharing formative moments in her life, Yvette Colón, M.S.W. ’90, Ph.D., might say so…

Yvette Colon poses with Dean Marianne Yoshioka and Director of Development Dawn Faucher during the summer 2024 Alumni Awards Dinner.