Dr. Robyn Brown-Manning became a full-time Visiting Lecturer on the Silberman School of Social Work faculty in Fall 2016. She entered this role with a remarkable record of service to Silberman, having been an adjunct lecturer at the school for over fifteen years as well as earning both her MSW and Ph.D. degrees here.
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Silberman School of Social Work Launches New Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program
The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College has launched its practice–based BSW program. The BSW program is open to full time, matriculated Hunter College undergraduates, who currently have between 55 and 80 credits.
The BSW program offers Hunter students a two-year professional social work degree with a practice focus in Child Welfare or Care Coordination.
New Faculty – Dr. Adam Brown
Dr. Adam Brown joined the Silberman School of Social Work faculty in Fall 2016 as an Assistant Professor. Prior to arriving at Silberman, Dr. Brown earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA) in Spring 2016.
New Faculty – Dr. Jama Shelton
Dr. Jama Shelton joined the Silberman School of Social Work faculty in Fall 2016 as an Assistant Professor. Prior to arriving at Silberman, Dr. Shelton was a postdoctoral research fellow at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, NYU Silver School of Social Work. They were also Deputy Executive Director of the True Colors Fund, a leading non-profit organization that works to end LGBT youth homelessness.
New Faculty – Dr. Maria Y. Rodriguez
Dr. Maria Y. Rodriguez joined the Silberman School of Social Work faculty in Fall 2016 as an Assistant Professor. Prior to joining Silberman, Professor Rodriguez earned her doctorate at the University of Washington School of Social Work (Seattle, WA) in June 2016.
New Faculty – Dr. Vicki Lens
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.
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.