School of Social Work
| School of Social Work | |
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| Established | 1898 (part of Columbia from 1940) |
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| Dean | Jeanette C. Takamura |
| Degrees | MS, PhD |
| Enrollment | 896 students (2005) |
| Website | www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/ |
The School of Social Work is the oldest school of its kind in the U.S. In 1906, Dr. George Edmund Hayes (the first African American to receive a doctorate from Columbia University) uses his social work training to start the predecessor to the National Urban league. Originally founded as the New York School of Philanthropy, it changed names to the New York School of Social Work in 1917. While the school had a relationship with Columbia, it did not officially merge with Columbia until 1940.
| Columbia University Schools |
| Architecture, Planning and Preservation • Arts • Arts and Sciences (Graduate School) • Business • Columbia College • Dentistry • Continuing Education • Engineering • General Studies • International and Public Affairs • Journalism • Law • Medicine • Nursing • Public Health • Social Work |
| Affiliated Institutions |
| Barnard • Jewish Theological Seminary • Teachers College • Union Theological Seminary |
| Defunct Schools |
| Pharmacy • Library Service |
