In “A Beacon In East Harlem: 15 Years of The Silberman School Of Social Work,” recently published in Hunter Magazine, the story of Silberman’s first decade and a half comes alive through the alumni, faculty, and community partnerships shaping social change across New York City and beyond.
It is with great sadness that I inform you that our esteemed colleague, Professor Paul Kurzman, passed away on Friday, October 17.
Professor Kurzman was a dedicated, honorable, and generous member of our community for 50 years. He was the archetype of what one thinks of as a college professor. How fortunate we all have been to have had him here at Silberman.
A new series from the Pulitzer Prize — nominated podcast Ear Hustle, “The Loop,” began airing on October 8. The episodes, recorded in New York City, explore the lives of young people in secure facilities and how they benefited from participating in Drama Club, a prison-based nonprofit that teaches improv skills. The podcasts are directly tied to a multi-year research grant co-led by Adam Brown, an associate professor at Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work, who studied Drama Club for the government. He discussed the project, his role, and how this groundbreaking work informs his teaching.
