December 2009
Mary Beaudet ‘93, Former Alumni Association Board Member, Dies
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Mary Beaudet ’93.
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Four CUSSW Alumni Honored By the New York City National Association
of Social Workers
The Columbia University School of Social Work is proud to announce that four alumni have been named 2009 Emerging Social Work Leaders by the National Association of Social Workers New York Chapter for their unique commitment and dedication to the social work profession and to the improvement of social and human conditions.
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Government of Japan to Honor Jeanette C. Takamura of Columbia University
Jeanette C. Takamura, Dean of the CUSSW will be honored with The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, for her outstanding contributions to the promotion of social welfare policies and programs and the status of Japanese Americans.
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November 2009
Dr. Ronald Mincy Wins the 2009 Raymond Vernon Memorial Prize
The 2009 Raymond Vernon Memorial Prize is given annually to the authors of the best research article published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
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Dr. Rogério M. Pinto to Receive Society for Social Work Early Career Achievement Award
The award recognizes an individual who is doing innovative, rigorous research and scholarship in his early career and is having a notable emerging impact on his field and profession.
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Seven Social Work Students Selected as Fellows for Training Program at
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center
Students will participate in a one-year fellowship at the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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Global Health Research Center of Central Asia Welcomes Kazakhstan Medical Professionals
The professionals from Astana Medical University will attend an 8-day training program at Columbia University.
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Women Who Exit Welfare Just as Likely to Marry as Women Never on Welfare
Findings by Dr. Julien Teitler and co-authors shed new light on information about the effects of welfare participation on marriage.
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October 2009
Dr. Nabila El-Bassel Awarded $2.4 million from the National Institute of Mental Health
The grant will be used to examine migration patterns, local conditions and HIV risks among migrant market vendors in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Columbia University Researchers Receive $1M NIH Challenge Grant in
Health and Sciences Research
Professors Miguel Muñoz-Laboy at the Mailman School of Public Health and Vincent Guilamo-Ramos at the School of Social Work will examine the social network factors of drug use and sexual risk behavior among formerly incarcerated Latino men.
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Sylvia Firestone, CUSSW Benefactor, Dies
With great sadness we share that Sylvia Firestone '39 has passed away in California.
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September 2009
Dr. Barbara Berkman to Receive Donald P. Kent Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Berkman will receive the Donald P. Kent Award from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) for her leadership in research, teaching, service and the translation of her research into practice. She is the second social worker to receive this honor.
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International Collaboration Tackles Rising HIV/AIDS Epidemic among Fishermen in Malaysia
Project WAVES aims to examine social and structural determinants, such as drug use, social networks, migration and poverty that are contributing to the HIV epidemic among fishermen in Malaysia.
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August 2009
Intended Consequences: Genocide Mothers and Children of Rape
Award-winning photographer Jonathan Torgovnik chronicles the lives of the women who are still haunted by the Rwandan genocide at a new photography exhibition at the School.
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July 2009
$1.3M Gift Enhances Student Aid Funds
The Columbia University School of Social Work has received a $1.335 million gift from a charitable trust established by the late Isadore and Ruth Ginsberg.
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Four Social Work Students Names Presidential Management Fellows
Joanna Han, Marisa Kirk-Epstein, Katherine Mardy and Amy Palilonis selected by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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June 2009
Dr. Kenji Murase, Social Work Professor, Dies
Dr. Murase, Professor Emeritus of Social Work Education at San Francisco State University and an alumnae of the School of Social Work, has died.
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Paper on Mother's Employment after Child Birth Selected as Best Article by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Paper co-authored by Wen-Jui Han and Jane Waldfogel, was selected by a group of experts from within and from outside of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Jane Waldfogel and Neeraj Kaushal Paper Selected as Top Twenty Best Articles of 2008
An article co-authored by professor Jane Waldfogel, associate professor Neeraj Kaushal, and alumna Qin Gao (‘05PhD) of the Columbia University School of Social Work has been selected as one of the twenty best articles of 2008 in the annual Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research competition.
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May 2009
Fred Ssewamala to Design Pilot Program for Child Development Accounts in Nigeria
Dr. Ssewamala will be collaborating with the Bayelsa State government of Nigeria to design and implement a pilot program for child development accounts (CDAs). The program, which is facilitated by the World Bank, would be the first of its kind in Nigeria and at the state level in Africa.
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Congratulations Class of 2009
On May 20th, over 400 members of the Columbia University School of Social Work graduating class of 2009 received their master's degrees.
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Future Social Work Leaders Honored with NASW-NYC Awards
Two 2009 master of social work candidates at Columbia University School of Social Work have been selected to receive prestigious awards from the National Association of Social Workers-New York City Chapter. The awards will be presented during the School’s Commencement Ceremony at Beacon Theatre on May 20.
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April 2009
School of Social Work Student Wins NASW-NYC Essay Contest
Elizabeth Lyons, a second year student at the Columbia University School of Social Work, was awarded with the PACE essay scholarship by the National Association of Social Workers-New York City chapter (NASW-NYC).
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Craig Schwalbe Appointed William T. Grant Scholar
Dr. Schwalbe is among four finalists selected from a pool of 70 applicants. He will receive an award of $350,000 for his research.
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Diana Aviv to Speak at the Columbia University School of Social Work Commencement
Diana Aviv, President and CEO of Independent Sector, will address graduates of at the School of Social Work's commencement ceremony on May 20, 2009.
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March 2009
Mark S. Preston Joins Advisory Council of the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
As an Advisory Council member, Dr. Preston joins 20 other national experts in the field of child welfare to oversee curriculum and program development of the Leadership Academy.
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February 2009
Jane Waldfogel Appointed Visiting Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr. Waldfogel's current research includes a study of the consequences of Britain’s war on poverty and a study of income-related gaps in cognitive and behavioral aspects of school readiness in the US and UK.
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Dr. Alfred J. Kahn, A Giant in Comparative International Social Welfare, Dies
Alfred J. Kahn, Professor Emeritus at the Columbia University School ofSocial Work and world-renowned social policy scholar and educator. Dr. Kahn passed away on the morning of February 13, 2009. He was 90 years of age.
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Alumnus Jared Bernstein Named Executive Director of White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families
The newly formed White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families is chaired by Vice President Joe Biden.
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January 2009
Children from Low-Income families at Educational Disadvantage Prior to School Entry
Children born into low-income families in the US and UK in the early years of the twenty-first century are already at a sizeable disadvantage even before they start school, according to new research by professor Jane Waldfogel of the Columbia University School of Social Work.
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Asian American Elders in the Twenty First Century
Asian Americans make up a diverse ethnic group in the United States and account for one of the
fastest growing populations of adults sixty-five years and older. In her new book, professor Ada Mui provides a comprehensive, up-to-date portrait of the unique challenges facing Asian Americans as they age. Read more.
In the Shadow of Power: Poverty in Washington, D.C.
In a new exhibition sponsored by the Open Society Institute at the Columbia University School of Social Work entitled “In the Shadow of Power: Poverty in Washington, D.C.,” Venezuelan photographer Kike Arnal documents D.C.'s inner-city neighborhoods from an outsider perspective.
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Professor Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Invited to Participate in NYC Dads Campaign
Dr. Guilamo-Ramos will participate as an online social work expert for NYC Dads, a citywide public-education campaign of the New York City Human Resources Administration and the Department of Social Services focused on the important role of fathers in their children’s lives.
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Professor Vicki Lens to Study the Efficacy of the the Fair Hearings System
Last year, over 100,000 fair hearings were held in New York State. However, little is known about their effectiveness and usefulness to citizens. Dr. Lens will be conducting a study to examine the efficacy of the fair hearing system in New York State.
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