From the monthly archives: December 2013

Wurzweiler Professor Dr. Jonathan Fast Reveals “A Buried Memory Unearthed by Sandy Hook Shootings”

The Greenwich Times and other Connecticut papers in the syndicate recently published an article by Dr. Jonathan Fast, who is an expert on the subject of   shame and bullying and the author of  the book “Ceremonial Violence,” which provides an analysis of a dozen school shootings.

Below is an excerpt, and […]

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Wurzweiler Graduate Honored as a Yeshiva University “Point of Light”

At the 2013 Yeshiva University Hanukkah Dinner, President Richard M. Joel recognized eight Points of Light—students, faculty and alumni who embody the mission of YU—calling each one up to light a symbolic candle on the menorah.

Savyon Lang, a hard-of-hearing graduate of YU’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, was recognized […]

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Two Wurzweiler Graduates Receive High Honors In Same Month

December has proven to be a testament to the quality of social workers Wurzweiler School of Social Work produces. The month holds high honors for two Wurzweiler MSW alumni who will both be recognized at high profile events in New York City, Elisheva Lock (2010) and Marleen Litt (2002).

On December 5th,  Elisheva […]

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WSSW in Canada

On Wednesday November 20 Wurzweiler School of Social Work was again in Toronto, Ontario!  Several events marked an interesting and informative day. 

In the morning current WSSW Block Program students met with Raesa Kaiteris, Associate Director of Field Education; Diane Harvey, Toronto Student Coordinator & Advisor; and Dr. Stacy Lang, Director of Admissions.  The […]

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