Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College

Congratulations to Professor Paul Kurzman for being inducted in the 2013 Columbia University School of Social Work Alumni Assocaition's Hall of Fame. The CSSW Alumni Association Hall of Fame honors alumni who have made significant achievements to the field of social work.

The new issue of Basic Income Studies, features his article titled, "Cost, Compensation, Freedom and Basic Income - Guaranteed Jobs Debate." Click here to read more.

First year OML student Anna Fagen received a $10,000 grant to initiate a new program at the LaGuardia Community College to support students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

The Changing Politics of Education: Privatization and the Dispossessed Lives Left Behind, by Michael Fabricant and Michelle Fine persuasively argues that the present cascade of reforms to public education is a consequence of a larger intention to shrink government. The startling result is that more of public education’s assets and resources are moving to the private sector and to the prison industrial complex. To read a complete synopsis about the book and how to order it click here.

Professor Mailick was a major figure in our social work health concentration. Her memory and contributions will live on through her many scholarly publications that can be found electronically today. Click here to view the obituary.

Our official Linkedin group is only open to current students, alumni, faculty, and staff. We moved all of the job postings from our website to our new Linkedin group. Join our group.

Registration is now open for Silberman’s spring CE classes and workshops. Choose from a host of new offerings from Managing with Technology to Reflective SUPER-vision and Group Work. Additional sections of favorites include our 2 day TF-CBT workshop and Conversational Spanish for Social Work. Learn more. Click here to learn more.

Silberman hosted a two week exchange for a group of faculty and students from INACAP University in Chile. Dr. Caroline Gelman and the Training Department organized the exchange taught by Graduate Center Social Welfare PhD candidates Sandra Castro and Jeannette Sucre. Click here to read more

HSSSW shares the spot with schools NYU, UCLA and others. The SSSW moved up from #26. Read more.

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