We share the following message sent from Chancellor Conway on the vital role Dean Cathryn Potter has played over the last ten years and the next steps for welcoming a new Dean to the Rutgers School of Social Work!
Rutgers School of Social Work is pleased to welcome almost 750 new students to the MSW program this year. The School’s Office of Admissions selected this group of talented students from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants with new student enrollment up 19% from 2021.
Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Latina/o/x Initiatives for Service, Training, and Assessment (LISTA) Certificate Program, Elsa Candelario focuses her practice work on supporting diversity and equity in nonprofit leadership.
Michael C. LaSala, PhD, LCSW, Professor and Director of the Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) Program, authored a new book, Clinical Social Work with Individuals, Families, and Groups: The Healing Power of Relationships.
Rutgers School of Social Work is pleased to announce the hiring of seven new faculty members. Assistant Professor and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Research for Black American Health Ryon Cobb, Assistant Professor Caroline Harmon-Darrow, Assistant Professor Rachel John, Assistant Professor Angela Malorni, Assistant Professor & Chancellor’s Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Racial Minority Health Michael Park, and Assistant Professor Grant Victor. Join us in welcoming them on their first day to the School of Social work! They join new faculty member, Jack Lewis, who began in his role as Associate Professor of Professional Practice & Director, Intensive Weekend Program at the School of Social Work in July.
Dr. Adrian Gale gives a glimpse into some of the research relating to Inclusion, Intersectionality, Diversity, Equity and Advancement (IIDEA) which he recently conducted.
Professor Patricia Findley in honor of Disability Independence Day
Dr. Maxine Davis gives a glimpse into some of the research relating to Inclusion, Intersectionality, Diversity, Equity and Advancement (IIDEA) that she has recently conducted.
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Trinay Thomas, Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education at Rutgers School of Social Work. She discusses her path to a career in social work and some of the professional endeavors she’s taken on recently.
Faculty featured in the Journal of Teaching in Social Work entitled "Challenging Anti-Black Racism across the Social Work Curriculum."
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 Roosevelt.