Hunter College’s Lois V. and Samuel J. Silberman School of Social Work has registered the largest first-year class in its 68-year history: 605 students.
The class represents a 6.7% increase over the number of enrollees of last fall, according to Social Work Dean Mary M. Cavanaugh.
Dean Cavanaugh said the new class is not only large, but impressive.
“Our admissions and student-services teams worked very hard to bring in a strong class – and, having met a number of our new students this week, we surely have done so! They are wonderful!” she said.
The nationally ranked Silberman School of Social Work enrolls more than 1,400 master’s-level students and over 100 bachelor’s-level students offering social work education and training in a state-of-the-art facility taught by distinguished faculty and leading field-practice educators.
Established in 1956 and located at Third Avenue and 119th Street in East Harlem, Silberman is the oldest and largest public school of social work in New York. Its mission is to promote civic engagement and dedication to public services. Its student body, field agencies, and alumni are the primary social-work workforce of the public human-service departments and not-for-profit agencies in New York City.
