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.
School of Social Work, USFQ launch social work certificate program in Galapagos
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) have launched an exciting new collaboration: a 12-week program for Galapagos locals to earn a certificate in community development and social work. Read MoreMaking the most efficient use of the School’s resources to ensure operational excellence
by Barbara Wiedemann Assistant Dean for Administration Joe DiConcilio joined the School in 2019 after having served the... Read More
School to launch online MSW program to meet growing need for social workers
The evidence that North Carolina desperately needs more social workers has never been clearer. Couple the estimated... Read More
Big data, big help in child maltreatment
Rebecca Rebbe examines issues most of us prefer not to acknowledge. An assistant professor in UNC’s School of Social Work,... Read More
Distinguished Professor Gary Bowen to retire in December
Gary Bowen, a Kenan Distinguished Professor who has served on the faculty at UNC School of Social Work for nearly 40 years,... Read More
School welcomes several new staff members
We are thrilled to welcome the following new employees who recently joined our School's staff: Caroline Blessing, Assistant... Read More
School awarded nearly $1.7 million from The Duke Endowment to address kinship care
UNC School of Social Work has been awarded a nearly $1.7 million grant from The Duke Endowment for a multi-phase project that aims to prevent child maltreatment and strengthen support for kinship caregivers raising relative children with special health care needs. Read MoreFields, Giles and Murray-Lichtman promoted to new roles
Linda Kendall Fields, Andrea Murray Lichtman and Annamae Giles were recently promoted to new roles within the School of... Read More
Paul Lanier and Tina Souders promoted
Faculty members Paul Lanier, Ph.D., and Tina Souders, Ph.D., recently received academic promotions, effective in... Read More
UNC researchers receive Creativity Hubs Award to improve mental health of children
UNC researchers with the School of Medicine (SOM) and the School of Social Work have been awarded $500,000 to support an innovative project that aims to improve the mental health of children in North Carolina. Read More