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.
UNC project helps students with mental illnesses, support services prepare for ‘what if’ scenarios
Nationally, an estimated 15 percent of students experience some form of mental illness such as major depression while in... Read More
School holds recruitment events, offers GRE test prep workshop
The School of Social Work will hold several recruitment events this fall for prospective students. Each event will ... Read More
UNC study: ‘chilling’ hardship rates among families raising disabled children
Families with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed... Read More
Out-of-pocket health-care costs for disabled children vary widely by state
The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according... Read More
UNC School of Social Work helps China tackle growing pains
A burgeoning relationship between U.S. and Chinese social workers is helping ensure that the world’s most populous nation... Read More
School partners with community to promote sustainable development
When you see the word “sustainability” you most likely think of environmental preservation and eco-friendly phrases such... Read More
Strong Couples-Strong Children program helps fragile families stay together
Studies show that children from single-parent households are more likely to live in poverty and are at greater risk for... Read More
School launches the North Carolina Clearinghouse on Family and Child Well-being
Assisting parents and children in crisis can be challenging, but a new Web site launched by the University of North Carolina... Read More
Former social worker gives $1.4 million to the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work
In the 1950s, as a young social services worker in some of North Carolina’s most rural communities, Melvarene Adair... Read More
School of Social Work receives $1 million to establish professorship, innovations fund
Sam and Betsy Reeves of Fresno, Calif., have donated $1 million to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to... Read More