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March 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter
In this month's newsletter: Day of Giving 2024 Latest News Upcoming Events Student Spotlights Continuing Education Opportunities Alumni News In Memoriam Employment & Career Opportunities Read the March 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter.
Students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton receive 2024 Marie Haug Award
Congratulations to students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton who have each received the 2024 Marie Haug Award! The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student(s) who has shown exemplary performance in their gerontological studies. The award was established in 1990 to honor Dr.…
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Alumna Margaret M. Kennedy featured on Mandel School's "Change Leaders" podcast
Margaret M. Kennedy, LISW-S, RSW (MSSA ’78), was the special guest on a recent episode of the Mandel School's podcast, Change Leaders. As a leader in social work, she lives by these words from Confucius: “To see what is right and not do it is want of courage, or of principle.” From the start,…
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The Giving Tree gave too much. Belle was a prisoner. What are we teaching kids about love?
Yahoo: Laura Voith, associate professor, said that the stories we tell our children about love shape how they learn to love and be loved in return. “Having studied violence and how to promote healthy relationships for over a decade, I am not surprised but am troubled by how often I see children’s…
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Women’s History Month: Get to know 3 women from the Mandel School
Since its establishment in the 1980s, Women’s History Month has taken place each March to encourage the study, observance and celebration of women’s vital impacts on American history. Such impacts are evident throughout ӰƵ’s past and present, from the university’s origins as…
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Women’s History Month: Get to know 3 women from the Mandel School
Since its establishment in the 1980s, Women’s History Month has taken place each March to encourage the study, observance and celebration of women’s vital impacts on American history. Such impacts are evident throughout ӰƵ’s past and present, from the university’s origins as…
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New research at Mandel School aims to address racial disparities in cognitive decline
Connecting with friends is key to limiting social isolation—something researchers believe could also reduce Alzheimer’s, dementia Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory labeling loneliness, isolation and lack of connection an “epidemic” in the United States. Within that…
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Celebrating World Social Work Day
Every year on the third Tuesday in March, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) leads the celebration of World Social Work Day, when social workers worldwide stand together to advance a common message for social justice, human rights and social development globally, all through the…
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Laura Voith writes about how trauma leads to domestic violence
Laura Voith, associate professor, recently penned a piece published by The Conversation. In her article, titled “Why do some men commit domestic violence? Trauma and social isolation may play a role,” Voith explained how society needs to understand the people who perpetrate domestic violence and…
Alumna Hannah Griswold (MNO ‘93) to deliver 2024 Mandel School diploma ceremony address
The Mandel School is pleased to announce Hannah Griswold (MNO ‘93) as its 2024 diploma ceremony speaker. A strategic development consultant with over 20 years of experience in fundraising and brand creation, Griswold founded the New York Public Library’s Young Lions and made it her unlikely…