The UNC School of Social Work maintained its top-five status in the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
School of Social Work maintains No. 4 HERD ranking
Awards and Honors
Five School of Social Work staff members celebrated with 2024 Staff Impact Awards
This year’s five recipients of the Staff Impact Awards were recognized for their hard work, positive spirit, loyalty and more. The award winners display the breadth of the School’s service to the state and to the field of social work.
2024 School of Social Work Holiday Party recap
Karon Johnson ready to collaborate with UNC School of Social Work community as director of well-being
Johnson views herself as a partner and contributor in ensuring that faculty, staff, students and administration members of the School experience safety and well-being not just physically, but emotionally and psychologically.
Advancement’s Farrar earns UNC Law’s Emerging Leader Award
UNC School of Social Work Associate Dean for Advancement Kandace Farrar was named the UNC School of Law’s 2024 Emerging Leader award winner.
Strom celebrated as NASW Social Work Pioneer
Smith P. Theimann Jr. Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Professional Practice Kim Strom was celebrated Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C.
Denby-Brinson stresses importance of kinship care during CSWE Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture
Ramona Denby-Brinson, the dean of the School of Social Work, delivered the Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecture at the Council on Social Work Education’s 70th Annual Program Meeting in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, Oct. 25.
Ansong receives new University award that funds projects with real-world impact
School of Social Work Associate Professor David Ansong was one of four faculty members to receive project funding from the University’s first Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good Awards.
Preventing health disparities
School of Social Work Distinguished Professor Trenette Clark Goings is making a big impact through her INSPIRED Lab and will receive the University’s Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award in October.
Rizo announced as distinguished chair
School of Social Work Associate Professor Cynthia Fraga Rizo was announced as one of five recipients of the Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy.
