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M.S.W. October 23, 2023

Building Community, Connection and Relationships: Ashleigh Martinez

Ashleigh Martinez ’24 first heard about the School of Social Work from a mentor at the n…

Two students sit at a table on the rooftop terrace at the library engaged in conversation. There is a laptop on the table in front of them.

School October 20, 2023

An Accountable Community: Creating an Actionable Framework of Tools and Practices

When Janae Peters M.S.W. ’15 was a Sotomayor Fellow – a role that offers confidential…

Janae Peters and JaLisa Williams standing together inside a classroom with windows behind

Alumni October 10, 2023

Missing From The Narrative: How Mixed Race Clinicians Are Filling Gaps in Clinical Experiences

When Sarah Yang Mumma was earning her M.S.W. in the late aughts, her academic studies felt…

Ann Augustine and EJ Seibert standing on a balcony in the Campus Center

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