December 2003 News

CUSSW'S Professors Win One Of Social Work's Highest Scholarly Honors
CUSSW Professor Jane Waldfogel and Assistant Professor Wen-Jui Han, in collaboration with Teacher's College faculty member Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, have won the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) award for Best Scholarly Contribution. Read more.

Professor Kamerman Presents to UNESCO/Council of Europe
CUSSW's Professor Sheila B. Kamerman presented a paper entitled "Welfare States, Family Policies, Early Childhood Education, Care and Family Support" at a UNESCO / Council of Europe Consultation Meeting in Budapest, Hungary in September. Read more.

CUSSW Notable Alum Featured on New York Times Op-Ed Page
Jared Bernstein, a doctoral graduate of CUSSW, was featured on the New York Times Op-Ed page on September 26th.Dr.. Bernstein's article, "Who's Poor? Don't Ask the Census Bureau" questions whether the official definition of poverty-developed 40 years ago by a government researcher-is relevant in the modern world. Read more.

New CUSSW-Public Health Joint Seminar on Aging
CUSSW and the Mailman School of Public Health are collaborating to offer a new University Seminar addressing the challenge of unprecedented aging of local, national and international populations during the next half-century. Read more.

CUSSW and SIPA Offer New Dual Degree
CUSSW is pleased to announce a new dual degree offering: the joint Master's in Social Work (MSW)-Master's in International Affairs (MIA) in conjunction with Columbia School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Read more.

CUSSW Welcomes New Professors of Professional Practice
CUSSW is pleased to welcome four new Professors of Professional Practice (PPP) to the School of Social Work faculty: Mary Sormanti, Marion Riedel, Marianne Yoshioka and Tazuko Shibusawa. Read more.

CUSSW Welcomes 2003 Soros Fellows
This fall, CUSSW welcomed the eight newest Soros Fellows to the School. The 2003-04 Soros Fellows class hails from Tajikistan, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Read more.

Memorial Service for Howard Polsky
A memorial service for Professor Howard Polsky was held on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 5:00 pm in the Faculty Room at Low Library. Read more.