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.
Military families struggling to find services for their children with developmental disabilities will soon have a new... Read More
Wives of active-duty soldiers are at risk for psychological problems such as depression, loneliness and burnout, a study... Read More
Gary L. Shaffer, Ph.D., one of the state’s leading experts on social work practice and a staunch advocate for children who... Read More
The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work is expanding its Winston-Salem Advanced Standing master of social work (MSW)... Read More
Each year, the UNC School of Social Work presents the Distinguished Alumni Award as a way of honoring those who embody... Read More
The UNC School of Social Work is holding several information sessions and an open house this fall for prospective master's... Read More
The latest news reports and statistics are sobering: Last year alone, 128 U.S. Army soldiers committed suicide, the most... Read More
Over the years, research has shown that Latino youth face numerous risk factors when integrating into American culture,... 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
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named School of Social Work professor Sheryl Zimmerman a Mary Lily Kenan... Read More