Dr. Vicki Lens joined the Silberman School of Social Work faculty in Fall 2016 as a Professor. Dr. Lens came to Silberman from the Columbia University School of Social Work, where she taught for many years. She received her Ph.D. in social welfare from Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work and her MSW from Stony Brook University (SUNY). Professor Lens has also trained and worked as a lawyer, with her JD from New York Law School.
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New Faculty – Dr. Alexis Jemal
Dr. Alexis Jemal joined the Silberman School of Social Work faculty in Fall 2016 as an Assistant Professor. Prior to joining Silberman, Dr. Jemal earned her PhD from the Rutgers University School of Social Work (New Brunswick, NJ) in June 2016. Dr. Jemal also holds a J.D. from the Rutgers University Law School-Newark.
Silberman School of Social Work Presents June 2016 Graduation Speeches
The ceremony, held on Thursday, June 2 in the historic Assembly Hall at Hunter College, recognized 616 Silberman graduates. It featured two distinguished speakers and two graduating student speakers. The keynote speaker was Anne Williams-Isom, CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone.
SSSW Associate Professor Manny J. González awarded Hunter College Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Mary M. Cavanaugh, Acting Dean of the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, is pleased to announce that Dr. Manny J. González is the recipient of the 2016 Hunter College Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes Dr. González’s distinguished service as a Hunter College and Silberman School of Social Work classroom educator across twenty years. Dr. Manny J. González, Associate Professor and Director of the MSW program at Silberman, teaches graduate courses in clinical practice, relational therapy, psychopathology, evidence-based mental health practice, comparative analysis of psychodynamic theories and education in social work.
The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College mourns the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Robert Salmon
The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College mourns the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Robert Salmon, who passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Since the start of his career more than fifty years ago, Dr. Salmon has significantly shaped the practice of social work in his roles as teacher, scholar, practitioner, and mentor.
Policy Track Certificate Ceremony, May 18, 2016
Policy Track students are part of the Community Organizing, Planning & Development (COP & D) method who elect to deepen their policy skills and knowledge by taking additional policy courses and work on a specific policy project in their second year field placement. Interested students please contact Dr. Mimi Abramovitz.
Professor Earner participates in ‘The Dream of America’ event
Professor Earner will be presenting at the, “The Dream of America Separation & Sacrifice in the Lives of North Country Latino Immigrants,” event at the Folklife Center in the Crandall Public Library on Saturday April 9, 2016. This event takes us from the milking parlors of surrounding counties to the cinder-block homes of Coyula, Guadalajara, Mexico, and back again. This straightforward perspective asks that we consider without bias or stereotype, the work being done, and the lives and sacrifices of the workers. Hard work and separation are underlying themes of these immigrants’ lives. Click here for more information.
Silberman Partners With STRIVE New York
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray at the Connections to Care launch event.
STRIVE New York is proud to be among 14 New York City nonprofits selected to participate in Connections to Care, a $30 million public-private partnership that aims to expand access to mental health services by integrating evidence-based mental health support into social services programs serving low-income New Yorkers.
Connections to Care is a program of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City and the federal Social Innovation Fund of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
NYS Social Work Student Legislative Action Day in Albany New York
On March 2, 2016, Professors Terry Mizrahi and Mimi Abramovitz and 60 Silberman School of Social Work Students, half specializing in Clinical Practice and half specializing in Community Organizing Planning and Development (COPD participated in NYS Social Work Student Legislative Action Day (“Lobby Day”) in Albany New York.
Silberman Mourns the Loss of Our Friend and Colleague, Dr. Carmen Ortiz Hendricks
The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Dr. Carmen Ortiz Hendricks who passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016.
Since 1974, Dr. Carmen Ortiz Hendricks made significant contributions to the practice of social work in the roles of educator, administrator, and multi-cultural scholar.