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Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare at The CUNY Graduate Center
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Official account for the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Learn more here https://gc.cuny.edu/socialwelfare and stay updated at our LinkTree https://linktr.ee/gcsocialwelfare
Join us for the December Coffee Connection on Wednesday, 12/3/25, from 2-4pm in @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Room 6203.02. Featuring coffee from Justice Brews!
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
SAVE THE DATE: Join us on Wednesday 12/17/25 at 6pm in @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Room 6203.02. Bring a dish to share!
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Congratulations to our students at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social presenting at The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action's (ARNOVA) 54th Annual Conference this week. #ARNOVA2025 https://www.arnova.org/
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Come Study With Us!
Curious about the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Come to our virtual open house this Wednesday, 11/19/25 5:30-7pm ET. RSVP at www.gc.cuny.edu/even...
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Welcome to Bluesky, @sswrorg.bsky.social! Our students & faculty at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social are looking forward to #SSWR2026 this January.
SSWR is excited to join Bluesky! Things will be slow here until after the 2026 Conference in Washington, DC as we stay busy preparing. We look forward to learning the platform and engaging more with you all here. Thanks for your patience! For conference updates, go here -> sswr.org/2026-confere...
2026 Conference Home – SSWR — Society for Social Work and Research
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November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Congratulations to our students at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social presenting at The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action's (ARNOVA) 54th Annual Conference this week. #ARNOVA2025 https://www.arnova.org/
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Curious about the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Come to our virtual open house this Wednesday, 11/19/25 5:30-7pm ET. RSVP at www.gc.cuny.edu/even...
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Curious about the Ph.D. in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? RSVP for our virtual open house Wednesday, 11/19/25 from 5:30-7pm. Click this link www.gc.cuny.edu/even...
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Double-dipping IRL & on Zoom so I can simultaneously follow Celina Su's book launch talk & the expert panel downstairs about Zohran Mamdani's election victory last week, both occurring at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @gcsocialwelfare.bsky.social #budgetjustice
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Happening now at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! Dr. Su has mentored several Social Welfare doctoral students; her work here, and her ceaseless commitment to realizing participatory democracy, aligns with the broad goals and visions of our program.
Tomorrow (Nov 12) at 6:00 pm EST, join the @humanitiescuny.bsky.social in helping Celina Su launch her book, Budget Justice! Su will talk with Liza Featherstone and Kesi Foster about how communities can solve our cities' most pressing problems.

Register for this free event: buff.ly/5ChNqR9
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tonight, at 6:30pm, alumnus and NYC City Councilmember Nantasha Williams will speak at this @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social expert panel on the election of Zohran K. Mamdani as NYC's 111th Mayor last week, and its implications for city's future. Watch the livestream at .
Who’s in and Who’s Out? Understanding the Results of the New York City Mayoral Election
In-person reservations for this event are currently full, but please join the livestream.Elebash Recital Hall
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November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Curious about the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Come to our virtual open house on Wednesday, 11/19/25 5:30-7pm ET. RSVP at www.gc.cuny.edu/even...
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@igraywill.bsky.social is posting on the ground updates about his experience at the 10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise in Rotterdam & Utrecht, where he & Professor James M. Mandiberg presented a working paper & are promoting their recent publication #10EMESconf
I bought a copy of Laville's book, "The Solidarity Economy," the other day & had a fascinating conversation with him about the history & origins of EMES, & his long standing interest in the relationships between economies & democracies. Really enjoying his plenary remarks. #10EMESconf
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Curious about the PhD Program in Social Welfare at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Come to our virtual open house on Wednesday, 11/19/25 5:30-7pm ET. RSVP at www.gc.cuny.edu/even...
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This Wednesday, 11/5/25 from 2-4 pm: join us for the November Coffee Connection in @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Room 6203.02. Featuring coffee by Justice Brews!
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Read Dr. Miller's dissertation here: academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/6097

Miller, Melva M. (2025). "The Jamaica Now Leadership Council: A Study of Stakeholder Participation in the Revitalization of Downtown Jamaica, Queens". [Doctoral Dissertation: CUNY Graduate Center]. CUNY Academic Works.
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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(1) As the government shutdown continues, SNAP benefits are expected to pause starting Saturday, Nov. 1, which may impact many in our CUNY community.
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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🔗 Apply by Oct. 31: cuny.edu/culturalcorps
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Watch this inspiring video on Dr. Melva M. Miller's (Social Welfare, 2025) journey towards her doctorate.
Alumna Melva M. Miller shares her journey of earning a doctorate in Social Welfare from the CUNY Graduate Center with the goal of creating lasting change in her hometown of Queens www.gc.cuny.edu/news/doctora...
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wednesday 11/5/25 from 2-4 pm: join us for the November Coffee Connection in @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Room 6203.02. Featuring coffee by Justice Brews!
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Doctoral candidate Ashleigh Washington recently published this short essay at @ssrc.org, drawing from her research on New York City Administration for Children Services (ACS)'s quiet deployment of AI tools & long-standing practices of biomedical surveillance. Check it out!
Biomedical Surveillance in the Child Welfare System
Over the past several years, New York City’s Administration for Children Services (ACS) has been one among many child protection agencies to introduce AI tools. In this essay based on her research 2024 Data Fluencies Grantee Ashleigh Washington looks at how ACS’s tactics, including use of algorithms, create a tech-enabled biomedical surveillance apparatus targeting the most disadvantaged families.
just-tech.ssrc.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
From op-eds in major newspapers to journal articles, books, & digital projects, we are proud of the scholarly work of our @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social students produce. Stay tuned for more posts featuring recent publications. In the meantime, enjoy this essay co-authored by @igraywill.bsky.social.
In the current social media vibescape this has felt more of a LinkedIn thing to share, but earlier this month an introductory chapter I co-authored for a special issue of the journal Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance was published. Here it is: doi.org/10.1080/2330...
Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise in Social Work and Human Services: Recasting the Historical Evolution of a Global Phenomenon
This introductory article to the special issue, Social Innovation, Social Enterprise, and Social Entrepreneurship (SE/SI) in Social Work and Human Services, positions SE/SI as embedded in the profe...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
TOMORROW: Wednesday 10/29 from 3-4pm in @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Room 6203.02: Join us for a conversation on oral history, friendship, and social movement research with faculty member Dr. Benjamin H. Shepard, where he'll discuss his latest book!

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October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Day 1 of the NYC Public Interest Technology Pop-Up was great. Check out Day 2's demos from 2-6pm! Attaching a screenshot of how to locate it in The Oculus.

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October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM