July 2003 News

CUSSW Alumna in the News
In a May 10, 2003 New York Times article, CUSSW alumna Diana Aviv was quoted as a dissenting voice critical of a recent McKinsey & Company study that "rocked" the nonprofit world. Read more.

CUSSW's Marcy Carlson Awarded NICHD Award
Marcy Carlson, an Assistant Professor at CUSSW, has been awarded a grant by the National Institute of Child and Human Development (NICHD) to do further research on the impact of family structure on parent and child well being. Read more.

NIH Invites El-Bassel to Faciliate HIV Prevention Workshop
CUSSW Professor Nabila El-Bassel was invited by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to be a facilitator at the Career Development Workshop on HIV Prevention Research for and by Racial and Ethnic Minorities on July 26th and 27th in Atlanta, Georgia. Read more.

CUSSW Faculty in the News
A recent article by Columbia Journalism Student Josh Berkman, "Ex-Offenders: What Now?" took a look at the Fragile Family Survey and the work of two of the survey's researchers, CUSSW faculty members Ron Mincy and Marcy Carlson. Read more.

CUSSW's Sheila Kammerman Speaks Before World Bank
CUSSW Professor Sheila Kammerman was a featured expert at the International Conference on "Children and the City" sponsored by the World Bank in Amman, Jordan on June 24th and 25th. Read more.

CUSSW Co-Sponsors Latino Family
On June 6th and 7th, the Columbia University School of Social Work co-sponsored the 2nd conference on the Diversity and Strength of the Latino Family in Rockville Centre, New York. This year's conference, the brainchild of the National Association of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Social Workers, was dedicated to exploring the unique social and cultural needs of the burgeoning Latino population. Read more.

CUSSW's Ada Mui Named First Senior Specialist Fulbright Fellow
CUSSW's Assistant Professor Ada Mui has been selected as the first Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellow. The award entitles Professor Mui to a social work grant at the Sau Po Centre on Ageing within the University of Hong Kong. Read more.