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Welcome to the UNC School of Social Work
You want to make a difference...to dedicate your life to a profession that serves individuals, families and communities in need. You are a passionate advocate for social and economic justice and embrace a strong-willed determination to improve the quality of life for all. UNC’s School of Social Work can prepare you for the meaningful career you desire and enable you to explore opportunities that perhaps, you never knew were possible.
Here is where your future begins.
What's New...
Lecture to reveal how cost-effectiveness can help secure funding for social programs
A lecture on "Using Evidence on Cost-Effectiveness to Guide Social Policy and Spending," featuring two prominent guest speakers, will be held on Wed., Feb. 22, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in the School of Social Work's auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Read more
Go to South Africa with the School of Social Work
Applications are now being accepted for our summer study abroad trip to South Africa. Scheduled for May 24–June 9, 2012, the course is entitled “Transformations Within the New South Africa.” Read more
Project aims to help poor youth in Kenya
Six months ago, UNC’s School of Social Work partnered with the nonprofit Carolina for Kibera (CFK) to help some of Kenya’s poorest youth lift themselves out of poverty. Following a weeklong visit to Kibera last month, Gina Chowa, who is leading the joint venture, said she expects the project to kick off its pilot program by August of next year and then move forward with a full intervention program by 2013.