Social Work News
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 . . .
Social Justice Awards March 30
This year's annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award program will honor the Hon. Rachel May, New York State Senator for the 48th District, and the Hon. Sharon Owens, Deputy Mayor of Syracuse and will be hosted by George Kilpatrick, of the Inspiration for the Nation radio program...
‘Everything has a history,
And it matters’
For 18 undergraduate students from the School of Social Work at Falk College, discovering the past and how it connects to the present was the purpose of their “Roots of Social Work” Onondaga Historical Association tour of the City of Syracuse...
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youths and Families
As the beneficiary of its Spring Donation Drive, Social Workers United from the School of Social Work has selected the Q Center, which offers a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, their families, and allies...