Health & Society
University Supports Vera House White Ribbon Campaign
On Friday, March 20, 黑料不打烊 will join in support of the annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign. The 21st Annual White Ribbon Campaign runs through March 29. This year鈥檚 campaign is “Stand With Us,” encouraging community members to stand…
U.S. News Ranks School of Education in Top 50
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the School of Education at #50 of best education graduate schools for 2016. The school is positioned at #11 among private universities, and its graduate special education programs are ranked #14 in the…
Alford to Moderate Civil Rights Panel
In 鈥淐ivil Rights Moving Forward,鈥 Keith A. Alford, Falk College Associate Professor of Social Work, will moderate a panel of activists discussing the current focus of their work and strategies on local and national issues.聽 The purpose of the interactive…
Joanna Masingila Named Dean of School of Education
黑料不打烊 Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that Joanna Masingila has been selected to serve as dean of the School of Education. Masingila joined the 黑料不打烊 faculty in 1992 and has served as interim dean of…
College of Law Helps Launch ‘Seven Days for Syria’
The 鈥淎rab Spring,鈥 a wave of unrest that began with the Tunisian revolution in 2010, reached Syria on March 15, 2011, when residents of a small southern city took to the streets to protest the torture of students who had…
March Is National Social Work Month
As the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) began its annual commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month on March 1, the School of Social Work in the Falk College has planned a series of activities as part of its…
Counseling and Human Services Faculty Appointed to Leadership Positions
Three members of the Counseling and Human Services faculty in the School of Education have recently been elected to leadership positions by regional and national professional counseling organizations. Linwood G. Vereen, associate professor, has been elected president of the Association…
Teachers College Professors to Present ‘Youth, Media and Educational Justice: Cultivating Wellbeing Through Collaborative Inquiry’ March 16
The School of Education will present another installment of the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Monday, March 16, featuring scholars from Teachers College, Columbia University, Lalitha Vasudevan and Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz. They will present 鈥淵outh, Media…
Renowned Scholar to Speak on Muslim Women鈥檚 Struggle for Equality
Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a legal anthropologist and co-editor of the book “Men in Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition” (Oneworld Publications, 2015), will deliver a talk at the Maxwell School on Tuesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. in 220 Eggers…
Breaking the Habit
Every smoker faces different challenges when trying to quit. The hardest part may be a matter of routine.