Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, hosted the first international exchange between members of the China Association of Social Workers (CASW) and the Columbia School of Social Work. The meeting took place on April 3, 2017 at Columbia University. “Working with CASW is an historic opportunity … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Publishes Article “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?” for the China Policy Institute
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Centre for Social Policy, at Columbia University, has published a new article titled "Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?" for the University of Nottingham's China Policy Institute. Please click here to read the full article. … [Read more...]
WEAI Congratulates Qin Gao on her Promotion to Full Professor
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates faculty member Qin Gao on her promotion to full professor in the Columbia School of Social Work. Professor Gao, a Columbia PhD who is an authority on social policy in China, joined the Institute and the University faculty in the fall of 2016. Please click here or read below for the news release from the Columbia School of … [Read more...]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Qin Gao
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at the Columbia School of Social Work (CSSW) and Faculty Affiliate of the Columbia Population Research Center and WEAI. Professor Gao, who joined Columbia's faculty in the fall of 2016, is also an Academic Board Member of the China Institute for Income Distribution at Beijing … [Read more...]