Faculty Guest Edit Special Journal Issue on Challenging Anti-Black Racism Across Social Work Curriculum

July 13, 2022 Rutgers School of Social Work faculty members DuWayne Battle (Teaching Professor, Director of the Baccalaureate Program, and Campus Coordinator of the Baccalaureate Child Welfare Education Program), Samuel Jones (Assistant Dean...

Alum Publishes Debut Novel Featuring a Social Worker as Protagonist

July 11, 2022 Alum Mary Swigonski graduated with her Ph.D. in social work from Rutgers School of Social Work in 1987. Since then, she has been working in social work education. Recently, she published her debut novel, Letters from Eleanor...

What Bereaved Parents Awareness Month Can Mean to You and Others

July 6, 2022 By Melissa Campbell, DSW, LCSW, APHSW-C Tell us a bit about your journey to social work. I was attracted to the field of medical social work and have had the privilege of working as a medical social worker. It has been my honor...

A Full Moon Festival: Revering Our Gurus and Teachers

July 1, 2022 By MSW Student Vimmi Surti  In Hinduism, the word Guru means spiritual teacher, and Purnima means full moon day. Historically, Guru Purnima’s roots are linked with the Vedic era, but people who associate with the guru-shishya (...