UAlbany's School of Social Welfare

Faculty Positions

Social Work and Behavioral Health: Open rank , tenure track position available

Social Work: Two Faculty Positions at the Assistant Professor Level

Dr. Julia Hastings a Featured Speaker at Forum on Poverty

Julia Hastings, Ph.D., was a speaker featured at the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy's Inaugural forum on Poverty. Coverage of the event and of her remarks can be found in the by clicking here. Dr. Hastings has a joint faculty appointment in both the School of Social Welfare and the School of Public Health. Continue reading Inaugural Policy Forum Calls Attention to Poverty Issues.

SSW Alum Honored

Evelyn Bautista-Miller, MSW ’97 was honored recently as one of “40 Under 40” in Rockland County, New York, an annual event which celebrates Rockland County’s future leaders under 40 years of age. Read more.

New Scholarship a Tribute to Doug McCuen

A new endowed scholarship has been established honoring Doug McCuen, who has had an exemplary career in the public and private sectors. He has dedicated his professional and personal life to making government serve the public in a way that has made a meaningful difference in people’s lives. The scholarship will advance the educational and career aspirations of an MSW student each year in the Internship in Aging Project (IAP) at UAlbany’s School of Social Welfare. The Doug McCuen Graduate Scholarship student awardee will focus on the care of people with Alzheimer’s, while ensuring effective services are provided to their families. For photos from the kick-off fundraising event, click here.

UAlbany Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson Named University Citizen Laureate

The University at Albany Foundation has named businessman and philanthropists I. Norman and Micki Massry and University at Albany's School of Social Welfare Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson recipients of the 2012 Citizen Laureate Awards. I. Norman and Micki Massry have been named Community Laureates, while Katharine Briar-Lawson is Academic Laureate. The Citizen Laureate Awards recognize outstanding leaders in business and industry, government and academia, and are the most prestigious honors bestowed by The University at Albany Foundation.

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Two New Scholarships Announced at the School’s 6th Annual Luncheon

On September 21st over 120 scholarship awardees, donors, alums, agency directors, government officials and friends of the School met to celebrate the School’s scholarship awardees and donors. Two new scholarship were announced: the South Korean Endowed Scholarship Fund, and the Social Workers Advocating Respect & Equality for LGBTQ Communities (SWARE) Scholarship.

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University at Albany, SEFCU, Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and Empire State Development's Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED) Program Receives 2012 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award

Character-Based Microloan Program Recognized with National Award, Read More.