Record Number of Columbia School of Social Work Students and Graduates Selected as 2019-2020 CSWE Minority Fellows

Columbia School of Social is Work is thrilled to have a record number of students and graduates selected for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Minority Fellowship Program this year for both the Masters and Doctoral Program!

CSWE’s Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) serves to “…reduce the effects of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities by increasing the number of individuals trained to work with underrepresented and underserved racial/ethnic minority persons with or at risk for mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.”

Congratulations to all our MFP Fellows!

Master’s Fellows

  • Victoria Draper ’20
  • Victoria Guen ’20
  • Yajaira Hernandez Trejo ’20
  • Joya Joseph ’20
  • Kyra Russell ’20
  • James Sampson ’20

Doctoral Fellows

  • Gilbert Nick ’14
  • Luis Ramirez ’13
  • Mariama Diallo ’11
  • Matt Ignacio ’08