Dean’s Messages

One of the things I appreciate most about being part of a university community is the opportunity to step outside of our immediate areas of expertise and listen to conversations taking place in other disciplines. I had that opportunity recently at the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ Constitution Day program, where constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar […]

With graduation well in our rearview mirror, I wanted to pause to reflect on some of the recent milestones we’ve marked together this year. On May 18, the Rutgers School of Social Work community gathered together for our convocation ceremony, where we honored the 929 graduates who earned their degrees. For me, the highlight of

Welcome to Thoughts on Purpose. This space is designed to share reflections on the issues shaping our profession, highlight the work happening across our School, and connect our everyday efforts to the broader mission that brought many of us to social work in the first place. Social work is a profession rooted in action, but