UNC School of Social Work shares news and feature stories through its website, social media channels, alumni magazine Contact, and monthly email newsletter. You can scroll through our news releases by date of release, listed below.
If you have information or questions about news at the School, contact Assistant Dean for Strategic Communications and Marketing Barbara Wiedemann or Assistant Director for Strategic Communications and Marketing Matt Smith.
By Susan White
Jennifer Manis smiled easily and listened closely as the woman in small round-framed glasses and heavy... Read More
Long before a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, social workers were already among the countless humanitarian... Read More
This summer, School of Social Work faculty members Mat Despard and Gina Chowa had planned to be developing two projects both... Read More
Doctoral student Carrie Pettus-Davis was selected as a Fahs-Beck Scholar and received a grant award from The New York... Read More
By Susan White
Military families struggling to find services for their children with developmental disabilities will soon... Read More
By Susan White
A nationally recognized child welfare expert and the architect of innovative reforms in the fields of... Read More
Charles Keith Springle was a “kind and gentle person, just the kind of person you want in a social worker,” and he was... Read More
By Susan White
Findings from a new study indicate that the prolonged recession is deepening the financial burden for some... Read More
Mimi Chapman, Ph.D., was named the Carolina Women's Center Faculty Scholar for Fall 2010. Her project will be "Gang... Read More
UNC has announced that classes are cancelled until 10:00 a.m. for Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.
At the School of Social Work,... Read More