A Black History Month spotlight on the first Black professor at Rutgers University.
Associate Professor of Professional Practice Tawanda L. Hubbard discusses her research interests and how they are grounded in inclusion, intersectionality, diversity, equity and advancement (IIDEA) with MSW student and IIDEA research assistant Calvin Ryan.
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Cassandra Simmel, Associate Professor and Ph.D. Program Director at Rutgers School of Social Work, has been named a 2024 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Research Fellow. The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Fellows are members who have served with distinction to advance the mission of the Society—to advance, disseminate, and translate research that addresses issues of social work practice and policy and promotes a diverse, equitable and just society.
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Today, Simmons University announced that it has selected Dr. Michael C. LaSala, PhD, LCSW to serve as Dean of the School of Social Work.
Two Rutgers University faculty members, Dr. Ryon J. Cobb (Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Research on Black Americans) and Dr. Dawne Mouzon (Associate Professor at the School of Arts and Sciences), received awards from the University of Michigan’s Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA).
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After a long road of addiction, imprisonment, cancer, homelessness, and loss, Gina Harvell, a student in our Intensive Weekend MSW Program, was awarded Rutgers' first Lifelong Learner of the Year Award, which was created specifically for Harvell.
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Social workers can—and should—be involved in politics as advocates, scholars, or candidates themselves. This charge is growing at the School of Social Work, as faculty members strive to inspire and engage students in the political process.