The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named School of Social Work professor Sheryl Zimmerman a Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham Distinguished Professor.

This distinguished professorship is one of the most prestigious honors the University can bestow upon a faculty member. Zimmerman, a nationally-known expert in the field of aging, was approved for this highly competitive appointment by the UNC Board of Trustees on April 14.

UNC’s School of Social Work has received the University’s 2009 distinguished “Diversity Award” for efforts to enhance diversity on the Carolina campus.

When you see the word “sustainability” you most likely think of environmental preservation and eco-friendly phrases such as “reduce, reuse and recycle” and “building green.” But did you know that it also applies to living wages, accessible health care and affordable housing? At UNC’s School of Social Work, students and faculty have long understood the value of building social equity. Now, they are helping to educate others.

The School of Social Work's Asheville Distance Education MSW Program, housed at the UNC-Asheville campus, is moving -- and expanding.

The annual State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) ended with UNC-Chapel Hill employees raising about $814,000 – the highest in the campaign's 23-year history.

Jack Richman, Ph.D., dean of the School of Social Work, served as chair of the University’s arm of the statewide campaign. More than 250 team leaders and volunteers were organized across campus to facilitate the effort, themed “Carolina Cares, Carolina Shares.”