Generations of social work students can remember much beloved long-time professor and social work scholar Al Kadushin walking into the classroom lugging two large briefcases full of books and articles. He was always ready to back up his classroom teaching with the latest literature and research.
Though the briefcases are a bit lighter, over the past three years Al could be found working in the School of Social Work Library (and in his personal home library) as he did the research for the 5th Edition of his classic work, The Social Work Interview, recently published by Columbia University Press, and co-authored with his daughter, UW-Milwaukee School of Social Welfare Professor, Goldie Kadushin.
Professor Kadushin is one of the social work’s leading scholars, having published six major books addressing central concerns for the profession, including his seminal work, Child Welfare Services.
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A group of students from the Developmental and Other Disabilities and Advocacy in Multicultural Settings field unit have come together to present an advocacy project, Silenced Stories: An Exhibit of Marginalized Voices on Campus, on Thursday, May 9th, 5:30 - 7:30pm in Social Work Rm. 114, for those who have experienced identity-based discrimination on campus. The students stated that “while this campus is generally a liberal, safe and accepting community, there are individuals whose experiences and stories are not being heard.” Discrimination can occur on many axes: race, sex, gender, sexuality, class, ability, ethnicity, religion.
