Wurzweiler School of Social Work

Wurzweiler School of Social Work is the social work school of Yeshiva University. Founded in 1957, classes are held at Yeshiva University’s Wilf campus, in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, and Beren campus, in New York’s Murray Hill neighborhood.

History

The Wurzweiler School was founded to serve the needs of Jewish communal agencies for well-educated social workers. Through the recent years of its existence, this emphasis has been diluted. This led to its involvement in starting schools of social work at Bar Ilan University in Israel and in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).^{[citation needed]}

As of 2021, the dean is Danielle Wozniak^[1] with Jay Sweifach serving as Associate Dean & Director of the PhD Program.^{[citation needed]} Previous deans of school were Sheldon Gelman^[2] and Carmen Ortiz Hendricks.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Noach Dear (1953–2020), New York Supreme Court judge

Rankings and reputation

As of 2024, it is ranked tied for 77th out of 319 schools for social work in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.^[4]

See also

List of social work schools