More than 100 student scholarship recipients, faculty, staff, alumni and friends gathered on April 26 to celebrate the official launch of the UNC School of Social Work’s $23 million fundraising … [Read more...]
Faculty and staff briefs
Assistant Dean of Field Education Rebecca Brigham and the Field Office were awarded a Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative grant by the Council on Social Work Education. The project will … [Read more...]
Award winner Wilson helping to build tiny homes for people with serious mental illnesses
Associate Professor Amy Blank Wilson is a winner of UNC's C. Felix Harvey Award to Advance Institutional Priorities. The award recognizes “applied innovation of humanities and social … [Read more...]
Faculty, staff and student briefs
Rebecca Brigham, who held the administrative title of director of field education, was nominated by the Dean and approved by the University to now be the assistant dean for field education. Clinical … [Read more...]
School to partner with state to train probation officers to better understand mental illness
The UNC School of Social Work is partnering with the North Carolina departments of Public Safety and Health and Human Services to expand a program that aims to provide support to probation officers … [Read more...]
Faculty briefs
Professor Rebecca Macy was recently appointed to the board of directors for the Center for Child and Family Health. The Center is a non-profit that provides services to children and families, and was … [Read more...]
School well-represented at SSWR annual conference
The UNC School of Social Work was well-represented at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 19th Annual Conference, Jan. 14-18, in New Orleans. This conference is the major place where … [Read more...]
Alumni briefs: DeNard ’10, Forrester ’13, Powell ’13, Stewart ’13, Wilson ’90
Christina DeNard, MSW '10 and Dawn Wilson, MSW '90, are featured in a UNC spotlight story that appeared on the university's home page, "Success coaches keep families together." Sandra Forrester, … [Read more...]
Students surprise Howard on last day of class
On the last day of class, Professor Matthew Howard received a touching surprise from his students, when they presented him with a thank you card signed by all, and a restaurant gift … [Read more...]
Alumni briefs: Buchanan ’08, Corpus ’01, Fisher-Borne ’09, Moore ’96, Sullenberger ’03, Ward ’12, Waters ’13, Wilson ’13
Rachel Buchanan, Ph.D. ‘08, an assistant professor at Salisbury University (Salisbury, Md.), was just named the graduate program director for the Social Work Department. Devon Corpus, MSW '01, was … [Read more...]