UNC School of Social Work

Thoughts for a Changing World

Jane Addams, the founder of professional social work, said, "The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life."

As we choose our individual and collective responses to a changing world, we share one voice in our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that does not discriminate on any basis and to the importance of high-quality intervention research and applied science to inform the questions of our time.

Addams's words call us to respond to each challenge with deep empathy, vigorous advocacy and clear thinking. The clients and communities we serve deserve our deepest commitment and our best work, today and every day. The faculty, staff and students of the UNC School of Social Work stand with those we serve. We will bring the best we have to offer to promote equity, inclusion and justice for all.

In The News

SSW receives $14.5 million for research, service

A commitment to research and service has produced one of the strongest years for financial support in the history of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The School received $14.5 million in external awards in the 2016–2017 fiscal year. This included $5 million in funding for research projects and more than $9 million for service projects throughout the State of North Carolina.

"This level of support is a testament to the quality of our faculty and our programs," said Gary Bowen, dean of the School. "Our work impacts hundreds of thousands of people, not only in North Carolina but across our country and throughout our world."

Cindy Fraga-Riza to receive national research award

Cynthia Fraga Rizo Cindy Fraga Rizo, Ph.D., will receive the Linda Saltzman New Investigator Award for 2017 at the National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence (Sept. 26–28).

An assistant professor at the UNC School of Social Work (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Rizo focuses her research on interventions for particularly vulnerable intimate partner violence survivors, including Latinas, immigrants and system-involved survivors.

Chancellor Folt joins GSDI team to meet with Kenyan leaders

Gina Chowa speaks as Chancellor Carol Folt listens Chancellor Carol Folt joined Gina Chowa, director of the School's Global Social Development Innovations (GSDI) center and other GSDI team members, in Nairobi, Kenya, to meet with government and organizational leaders and discuss GSDI programs in Africa.

The center is planning its formal launch for October 2017. Click here to read more about GSDI.

New scholarship to honor Iris Carlton-LaNey, Ph.D.

A scholarship honoring longtime faculty member Iris Carlton-LaNey, Ph.D., will benefit MSW students who are interested in social justice and racial equity.

The new Iris Carlton-LaNey Scholarship was created with a gift from alumnus Noel Bost (MSW '96). Click here to read more about this scholarship.