Social Work News
A New Sports Frontier
Introduction to Sport Social Work, a new course in the School of Social Work, is ideal for any student across campus who's interested in sports administration, coaching, or working in some way with athletes from high school through the pros...
Social Security In Jeopardy
Proposals to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits would be devastating to most Americans, says School of Social Work Professor and Social Security expert Eric Kingson. In this Q&A, Kingson explains the impact of the proposals...
Beyond the Battlefield
June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month and in this Q&A with Syracuse University's internal communications team, Social Work Assistant Professor Xiafei Wang explains how PTSD is experienced by more than the veteran population...
New Program Connects Law and Social Work Disciplines to Assist Veterans
At Syracuse University, the College of Law and the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics have formed a partnership to help veterans, and especially aging veterans, access the legal services they need and obtain the benefits they have earned and deserve....
Congratulations Class of 2023
Along with Dean Murphy, the entire Falk College community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, community partners and friends, congratulates to the Class of 2023!
Syracuse University’s Highest Honor
Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, received the Chancellor's Medal at the One University Awards Ceremony that celebrated the excellence across Syracuse University...
‘Lineage of Advocacy’
As a 2023 recipient of a grant through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, master's of social work alumna Sarah Bennett will teach English and support refugee aid initiatives in Poland while "connecting with a culture and history I am eager to know better.”
Class of 2023 Social Work Awards
The School of Social Work recently recognized its Class of 2023 undergraduate and graduate award winners at a ceremony in Grant Auditorium. And the winners are...
‘Uplifting People’
Jane Rockberger Bloom devoted her life to improving the lives of refugees who moved to the U.S. Salma Silvas, the recipient of the 2022-23 Jane Rockberger Bloom Social Scholarship in Refugee/Migration Services, has also made it her mission to help others...
Talking to Children
In the wake of the latest school shooting in Nashville, School of Social Work Professor of Practice Tracey Marchese offers practical advice to parents and caregivers on how to approach sensitive topics associated with school shootings and violence . . .