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Letters from the Dean November 18, 2021

Summer 2022 Update & Welcoming Dr. Kenta Asakura

Dear SSW community,I am writing with two pieces of wonderful news. First, we are pleased t…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

School November 12, 2021

SSW Welcomes New Associate Professor Kenta Asakura

In September 2022, 20 years after coming to SSW as an M.S.W. student, Kenta Asakura…

Letters from the Dean November 09, 2021

Sad news about SSW Dean Emerita Ann Hartman, M.S.W. '54

My dear colleagues,I am writing to share the very sad news that SSW Dean Emerita Ann Hartm…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

School October 26, 2021

SSW Welcomes Dr. Abo-Rass as Research Fellow

Fareeda Abo-Rass, M.S.W., Ph.D., will join SSW as a research fellow in January 2022 under…

Letters from the Dean October 15, 2021

An update about SSW's continued work and plans: Fall 2021

My dear community,At the end of our summer terms and as our field terms begin, I am writin…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

Letters from the Dean September 24, 2021

An Important Update about our Development and Alumni Relations Department

Dear friends,I am writing to share some exciting changes to the structure of our alumni an…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

Letters from the Dean August 20, 2021

A message from Dean Yoshioka at the end of our summer terms

My dear community,I wanted to write to update you on our summer, plans for the fall, chang…

Dean Marianne Yoshioka leans over a railing in the campus center. She is wearing a blue dress.

M.S.W. August 12, 2021

Strength in Her Story: M.S.W. Speaker Asaelle Mendez

Asaelle Mendez’s experience with therapy in her early twenties was “life-changin…

Ph.D. August 03, 2021

Mentorship Close to Her Heart: Ph.D. Speaker Pamela Begay

Pam Begay spent four years researching Ph.D. programs before applying to SSW. Its fo…

Alumni July 30, 2021

Judith Josiah-Martin, M.S.W., Ph.D. '18, Receives UMaine Presidential Award

Judith Josiah-Martin, M.S.W., Ph.D. '18, received the University of Maine (UMaine) P…