In the Media

News media, locally and around the world, routinely feature our school and experts.

What can you do with an MSW?
4/12/23
Fortune magazine quotes Professor Nancy Smyth about the demand for social workers and the versatility of a master's degree in social work.
Social workers lead important societal change
3/3/23
Dean Keith A. Alford published an opinion piece in The Buffalo News recognizing national Social Work Month and celebrating social workers and change-makers in the community.
When childbirth feels like rape
2/28/23
STAT quotes Assistant Professor Mickey Sperlich about trauma-informed care during the birthing process.
Asylum seekers’ arduous journey continues in the U.S.
2/23/23
Isok Kim, associate professor and director of the MSW program, was quoted by The Nation about the mental health of asylum-seekers.
Why ‘weaponized incompetence’ is all over TikTok
1/27/23
Nadine Shaanta Murshid, associate professor in the School of Social Work, was quoted by Yahoo! News and Motherly about “weaponized incompetence" — when someone acts incompetent to get out of doing things.
Alford pens op-eds on racial equity and career lessons
1/19/23
Syracuse.com published three opinion pieces by Dean Keith A. Alford, recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and sharing key lessons and insights.
National media quote Bowen on affordable housing policy
12/16/22
Elizabeth Bowen was quoted by Fox News and Yahoo! News on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's plans for the city’s homelessness crisis.
Sperlich appears on Flame Bearers podcast
12/9/22
Flame Bearers, a podcast about women Olympians and Paralympians, interviewed Mickey Sperlich for an episode on gold medalist Deja Young-Craddock and her mental health challenges, including after the birth of her daughter.